Very Interesting , what lying troll is that "Shylock". You recently unmasked? - give every one a break. Who elected you the newsgroup cop???
You sure like to demonize or run down any poster to this group who says anything bad about Ford, why is that?
Could it be that you are a troll, you only respond when some post is detrimental to the Focus so you respond to minimize any concerns. Or could it be you are a person who buys a car, has a lot of problems with it and cannot bring themselves to face the fact that they made a mistake in buying it. So they keep professing that there is nothing wrong with these cars.
If you knew anything about Ford Focus cars, (I doubt if you are in the automotive business), you would be aware that the ignition lock failures are a very common problem on 2000-2002 Focus cars, as well as the DPFE sensor, water leaks into the car through the cabin filter moulding etc etc. Ford will not recall the Focus for the ignition lock because it is not a safety problem - go figure.
The dealers are very aware of it.
Ford does not! have a very good track record of dealing with defects on Ford Focus cars period. In 2001, for over a year they denied that there was a problem with rear brakes squealing, or the premature wear out of front disc pads. Ford customer service , when called, will still say that they have never heard of any ignition lock up problems with the 2000-2001 Ford Focus or any other problems. And the warrantee with the fuel pump is misleading! Ford will only replace it once. So if the fuel pump is replaced in the 10 year period and packs in later, the owner now pays for a new one.
For those of you who would like to find out about the "this is not a common problem", a web site you might want to check is
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and run a search onignition lock problems and any other problems. This web site is all aboutthe Ford Focus and has may postings on problems with the Ford Focus as wellas some of the good things, accessories and add ons.. Not a Troll, never been one and never will.
"I doubt that. I have had an ignition lock problem, and I'm sure there are a few others, but most of the recent mentions have been from one lying troll, who I recently unmasked. I see no evidence that this is a particularly common problem.
A number of years ago there was a bit brew about Ford ignition switches that would overheat and catch fire when the vehicle was left overnight. There was talk about class-action suits then too. But for all the fuss, the actual number of proven cases of damage was very small. Rumours spread fast, particularly when people smell money.
Ford has a good track record of dealing with defects on early North American Foci, including the special ten-year warrantee extension on fuel pumps. If there was a significant problem with ignition locks, they would have covered this too.