2005 focus with appox. 18000 miles, I am unable to start my car. Ignition switch will not turn to crank position nor will it turn on accessories.
2005 Ford Focus electrical complaints
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Driving the car (ford focus 2005 - 52000 miles) in residential neighborhood. Stopped the car to get out, key would not release from the ignition. Unable to leave the car until we got back into secure parking garage at home. Key has been left in the ignition & is vulnerable to theft. I am currently in the process of finding a way to get it repaired. Initially told by ford dealer that ignition needs to be replaced, approx $400.
Key will not come out of the ignition - we have no money to replace anything.
2005 ford focus airbag system inoperative at around 23,000 miles and 1.5 years of service. Dealership advised wiring harness severed by rodent. Not covered by ford warranty remains uncorrected.
2005 ford focus. The key is stuck in the ignition. It will not come out. I have been told I will have to replace the ignition. Single mom here don't have the money.
While driving in the early morning or evenngs I notice that the ABS light and battery light glow on. They come on and go off. Last evening the car was sitting in my driveway with the doors locked and windows up. The dome light came on and went off several times. I looked into the car and found that the oil light and the door ajar light were on when the dome light was off. Also, when the door ajar and oil light are on, the wireless remotes do not work. I have taken the vehicle in for the ABS and battery light 2 times with no resolve. I took the vehicle in for service today with video of the dome light, oil light, and the door ajar light.
Dt: the contact stated a light on the dashboard illuminated, the owner's manual stated it was a battery not charging properly light. Later in the day, the dashboard lights failed, and the vehicle lost all electrical power. The engine continued to run for approximately one minute. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. They found it was a problem with the alternator, and the alternator is being replaced.
Thursday morning, (10/6/05) I was driving northbound on the dan ryan i94. I was in the left hand lane in rush hour traffic. I noticed white smoke coming from the front of my hood. I thought I must be overheating, though that seemed weird since it was fairly cool outside and nothing on my dash showed distress. I pulled quickly to the left shoulder, turned off the car and decided to call road side assistance. While on hold a strange smell started to fill the car and I noticed more smoke and the smoke was getting darker. I grabbed my bag, and got out of the car. Within a minute, there were small flames coming from the front of the car. I began to walk quickly away from the car along the shoulder. All this to say that the car is totaled, the fire department made it before it exploded....but it is destroyed.
I purchased a brand new 2005 ford focus zx4 in december of 2005. Upon delivery I noticed my car had a hard time starting and the whole engine would shake and knock. After a month I took it into the dealer and they said they couldn't find a problem. The condition continued and I took it in again and they couldn't find a problem but asked to keep it for an overnight start. I brought it in a few days later so they could keep it over night and they found a bulletin by ford saying they know there is a hard start problem but they don't know how to fix it. I then had to have the driver's seat belt replaced because it wouldn't unlatch occasionally. I then had to have the passenger side door casing replaced because it was discolored. Then about a month and a half ago I was driving down the highway at 62 miles an hour and my clutch went out and my car died in the middle of the highway. I was almost hit by another car and had to weight in 90 degree weather for 2 hours for a tow truck to come. My car was towed to ford and they said my fly wheel had crumbled and my clutch was bad. It took them 9 days to replace my clutch. A day later my car would not downshift without grinding and I had to take it back to the dealer. They said that this time they had to replace my transmission because it was ruined as well. To this day my car is still in the shop and has been there for 32 days just for the replacement of the transmission. My car is only 8 months old and has been in the shop for repair or diagnosis for a total of 45 days so far. Neither wendle motors or ford will replace the car so I am perusing a lemon law case.
Dt: the cigarette lighter popped out and landed on papers and vehicle caught on fire. It burned the passengers in the middle between the to seats. Have not contacted the dealer. This happened monday august 15, 2005. The consusmer sustained burns on right hand.
Car bought sept 2004. Car regularly doesn't start, and if it does always runs at over 3500 RPM for up to 5 minutes with no accelerator pressure. Alarm goes off when driving, for no reason. Car swerves and vibrates on road in dry and wet conditions (seems like steering and / or suspension broken / defective). Brakes also creak. All problems from car purchase to now, march 2005. Taken to 2 dealerships on 4 separate occasions, who could not "replicate the concern". Reported to ford motor company in january who informaed me that the original dealer service manager would contact me. So far, 7 weeks on, and no contact. Possible lemon law case.
Ignition problems, cd player malfuction, was repaired but failed again 3 times to start and towed 3 times to the dealer.
I purchased my vehicle in early november 2004. As the weather began getting colder and damper, my vehicle would not start properly. The engine would stumble and crank, but would not turn over. I would have to try 3-4 times before the car would actually start. I took the vehicle in for service in december 2004 and tsb 04-23-4 was performed. The vehicle correctly started for a while after that, but is having the same problem again now.
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