A few months ago my passenger door latch handle failed and broke so was opening it from the inside. Now my driver's side handle/latch is now broken. I have to crawl through the hatchback to open the doors. These handles/latches are very poorly made and what happened if I was in a accident and the door/handle failed at that time where they couldn't open it and get someone out. This is a safety concern and needs looked into. I've seen other complaints on this issue in your database. These handle should not give out this easy.
2005 Ford Focus locks complaints
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The rear driver side door lock will not lock. The child safety lock doesn't even make it work. All other doors work with the remote entry key fob and alarm activates but the rear passenger door remains unlocked. I can not even lock it manually. I fear my grandchildren will be able to simply open the door and exit the car and am very concerned for their safety not to mention the possiblity of someone entering the car to do harm or vandelize the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 for focus zxw station wagon. The contact stated that when the key was in the ignition and the shift over ride button was depressed, the key would become locked in the ignition. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the vehicle was operating as designed. The contact glued the shift over ride button in place and changed the ignition, which resolved the failure. The contact also stated the metal frame of the driver's seat became cracked. The contact had to prop the seat up so that he could drive the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 205,000. Updated 02/20/13*lj the consumer stated the transmission was poorly designed. Updated 02/21/13 the consumer stated the experienced numerous problems with the transmission, after having the fluid flushed. The consumer stated the side view mirrors were rigid and were easy to break, the rear suspension springs were not designed to carry weight, which caused the vehicle to bounce on the highway and secondary road bumps. The heat shields attached to the exhaust system were designed poorly, to the point they were bent and caused a rattle. The steel rims, bent easily, which created a vibration and balance problem. The headlights lenses were discolored, the valve cover gasket leaked oil onto the spark plugs, the hood cables were defective. The hood cable froze and broke. Updated 07/25/13
The rear door cannot lock either electronically or manually.
The rear passenger door will not lock or unlock with the keyless entry nor the buttons in the car. Turning on or off the child lock feature does not affect it. I can manually 'force it' either way - barely - for now. This happened once before several years ago - where it was stuck completely unlocked, and you couldn't manually force it. It was like that for several months and then mysteriously fixed itself. I have looked up this particular problem online and have found that this make & model appears to have many cars with this issue yet ford has not done a recall on it. This is a safety issue. Two scenarios are possible here that alarm me: either emergency personnel can not open the door because it's stuck in the locked position and cannot be moved or the door remains unlocked and unwanted persons get in or things in the car get stolen because the lock is stuck unlocked. Common sense would seem to argue that this deserves to be fixed at no cost to the consumer, given the safety issues with this defect.
Rear passenger electric door lock frozen. Door will not lock manually or electronically. This is not an isolated malfunction and is a safety hazard for children and the disabled. Ford needs to be notified of this safety hazard so they can inform owners of this issue.
The passenger back door lock does not lock. The electric key beeps when the doors are locked and continues to beep telling me it's locked but I go to it and it opens anyway. I don't know how long it has been this way since I had been trusting the electric key to tell me it was locked. The first time I noticed it was when on 3/7/12 I had to use the manual key and I went around to check each door. I then saw that I couldn't lock it manually. Later of course I checked it with the electrical key and found out it wasn't locking though it would beep to tell me it was.
I purchased a pre-owned 2005 ford focus about 1 1/2 ago. Recently, the driver's side passenger door would not lock automatically or manually. I searched the internet for information and discovered that there had been a recall on this problem. I called ford and was told that my vehicle was not included in the recall because it was only the 2005 ford focus from a certain manufacturing location. The representative informed me that my 2005 focus was not manufactured from that particular location. So I took it to my mechanic who stated that it was the door latch and would cost $271.44 to repair. I had no choice but to have it repaired. I've attached a copy of the recall and I'm very upset since it is the exact problem that I am having yet it's not included in the recall. I understand that vehicles need repairs from time to time but its troubling to me that this was a major problem that resulted in a recall, but I'm out the money because mine wasn't a part of it. My husband and I own 2 ford vehicles and will be in the market for another vehicle soon and debating whether or not to buy another ford.
There is this plastic sleeve on the bottom of my shifter that slips down. When that piece is down I cannot retrieve my key from the ignition after I turn the car off. The lock on the front driver side stopped working with the keyfob. It worked manually until today, now I have to enter and leave my car through the passenger side door. The panel is impossible to take off when the door is closed. So replacing the problematic device is impossible. I called for a locksmith. After 2 hours of trying to open this door, he gave up.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that the rear door was difficult to open. Also, the passenger side rear door would not remain closed unless the child safety function was activated. The dealer advised the contact that the vehicle had not been included in recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). The manufacturer confirmed that the vehicle had not been included in the recall. No repairs were performed. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 98,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that all four of the doors would not open from the vehicle interior. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised him that he was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Updated 09/07/2011 *ln the cheap, cheesy plastic door handles have all broken. A lobe problem caused latches to fail. Updated 10/07/2011 *ln
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that the door latch became defective and the door opened while the contact was driving. The dealer repaired the failure via the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer did not assist the contact the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 44,012 and the current mileage was 63,266.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the rear passenger door released without intent. The contact was able to maneuver to the side of the road; however, the door failed to latch properly and had to be secured with a bungee cord. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated the door latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, the failure occurred with the rear passenger side door latch. The vehicle was repaired in 2005 for a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch). The remedy failed to correct the problem. The vehicle was not repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 09/15/11 *bf updated 09/26/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated the drivers side rear door will not lock manually or with the keyless entry. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was made aware of the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages: door: latch) and was told the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage is 44,950. Updated 08/19/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that the rear passenger doors would not unlock due to excessive corrosion on the door. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised her that she was not included in any recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.
Door latches work very badly on pasenger and drivers doors. Finally the drivers door latch broke.
2005 ford focus sw. The trunk latch if opened by remote then can't close back. If remote control of latch is not operated and using only the key to open the trunk, then it's okay. I had to disconnect the electrical connector to the latch so that I can use the key only to operate the trunk gate.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that none of the doors on the vehicle work properly. The drivers door can only be opened from the inside and the rear door only open from the outside. The contact has had to climb over the seats to get out of the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle has too many miles to be repaired under recall campaign number 05v030000, which is related to the rear door latch. The contact stated there is no mention of a mileage restriction in the recall. The failure mileage was 42000 and the current mileage was 104315. Updated 12/23/10*lj the consumer also stated the accelerator pedal would stick at times. The consumer stated she is not having problems with the front door on the passenger side. Updated 01/04/11
Ford focus 2005 wagon. Noticed that electric lock will not open hatch back, but took no action to correct. Incident: could not move shift lever out of park leaving motorist stranded. Found that shared brake light fuse was blown. Replaced fuse, but wondered about root cause so tested brake lights. Immediately noticed that brake lights remained on when brake pedal was not pressed or pressed. Realized that this is a major safety concern, as other drivers will not be aware when the brake is pressed. After web search, I observed many documented cases of damaged wiring harness; I opened the hatch and removed the rubber boot covering the wiring harness. Immediately observed that several wires were severed and others damaged.
This is for all the people who had problems with their key being stuck in the ignition. I had the same problem, and I discovered that if the floor shifter is not locked the key won't come out. Make sure the floor shifter is locked in park and the key should come right out...if it doesn't work then you obviously have other issues with the problem.
Key got stuck in ignition and won't come out of the ignition. Had to lock key in car and use remote to lock car. Second incidence of this on here so looks like it could be a recall in the future for the 2005 ford focus.
Driver's side passenger door will not lock with remote or manually with rocker switch.
Key stuck in ignition and will not lock into key position #; therefore, gear shift will not lock appropriately when car is off.
Our key is stuck in the ignition of our car. We can"t get it out. I'm afraid that we may have our car stolen because we have to leave the key permanently in the ignition
2005 ford focus has back door that no longer locks (power locks). Dealer states door lock actuator needs replacing ($400.00). Went on internet to see actual cost of part and how involved to fix. Amazed to find the number of cases where lock actuators have gone out on ford focus. Some people have gotten locked in their cars and had to climb out windows or out their trunk. Our concern is that someone could crawl into the back of our 16 year old daughter's vehicle and attack her - because hers is stuck in the unlocked position. Or what if the other doors get stuck in locked position and she was involved in an accident and couldn't get out of her car.
My "engine light" has been "flashing" intermittently since the day I drove the car home brand new! This is a "misfire" code. It usually happens when under hard acceleration (like trying to pass a car)...you can just imagine the "safety concerns" involved , when 7 out of 10 times I to try to pass a car.....I get halfway by the vehicle...then my car "misfires"....loses all power....and I coast back into position "behind" the vehicle I tried to pass!..while I wait for the car to recover and start to run correctly again!....if I didn't lose my position!..which has happened!....my car has been "repaired" 4, going on 5 times for this same issue....each time I bring it to be fixed...it doesn't get fixed...or as I was told on my first complaint, and my second complaint (there's nothing wrong)....the light continues to flash.....my car has been sitting in my yard since january...after the last time they "fixed it"...cant even drive it now....it didn't even make it home after the last repair!
2005 focus key stuck in the ignition. I disconnected the negative side of the battery and the key came out.
Key won't turn in the ignition. Can no remove key.
My key is stuck in the ignition and will not release from it. I have to leave the key in ignition and lock the vehicle with the alarm.
The left rear door on my 2005 ford focus does not lock. Even when I lock the car with the remote and the alarm is armed, the right rear door will open. This is an obvious safety hazard. I have searched on the web and have found that this is a common problem with the '05 focus.
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