Extended warranty and auto-locking you out.

Atlas Bugged · 2005-01-24T13:08:04+00:00

The Big Muddy's launch of his new site again piqued my interest in getting the extended warranty for my 2002 Ford Focus. This is essentially a math question. You give up upwards of $1200 up front and hope that it pays off in terms of saved repair costs. I do intend to keep my car at least to 100K miles ( I like the car.)Can anyone comment on the reliability of the 2002 version and whether the warranty makes sense? I know 95% of all such warranties (WRT all products, not just cars) are scams, but my ZTS has a plethora of fun little stuff (like sunroof, power windows, air, and so on) that I'd hate to live without just because repairing them was prohibitive. Any strong opinions on this out there? My ZTS is still under the factory warranty with about 30K.--------On an unrelated topic, my focus locked me out with the keys inside and the car running yesterday. I've been reading about this design flaw here for years, so I always leave a door ajar, but a friend using the car didn't know. The resolution was quick and easy; the standard warranty includes roadside assistance, and Ford sent someone within an hour to open it up. The man who came said this is a constant problem with the Foci.

Jan 24, 2005 20 Replies

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J Haggerty 21 years ago

Thanks, didn't know that. Can't open the rear hatch either? (ZX5). I'll have to try that on my Focus and Dakota to see if they're both that way. (I'll make sure I have the spare key with my remote when I try it though.) That would have been a bummer to have the doors lock with my remote in my pocket, and then finding out that it won't unlock the door!

JPH

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