2003 Ford Focus Steering

DT: THE CONTACT STATED STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND SHE COULD NOT GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. IT LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. A NEIGHBOR WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL BY MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. *AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. *NM

AFTER WASHING THE VEHICLE AT A CAR WASH STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BROKEN , AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER LOCKS UP, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR.THE IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN THE LOCK.IF THE CAR IS TOWED IN IT CREATES A PROBLEM IN THAT THE CAR STAYS IN PARK AND IF TOWED INCORRECTLYWILL DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION.FORD MOTOR VIEWS THIS AS NATURAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED 2 WEEKS AGO, THINKING IT HAS UNDER 50,000 MILES IT'S GOOD. WELL ON FEBRUARY 17,2005, I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN. I TRIED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR AND NOTHING,I TRIED AGAIN THE NEX MORNING AND NOTHING, THE DELEARSHIP HAD TO TOW AND HERE I AM WITHOUT A CAR, SO I DECEIDED TO SEARCH THE WEB AND SEE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND SURE ENOUGH IT HAS, IF THIS IS A RECALL IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *AK

WHEN STICKING KEY INTO IGNITION THE KEY WILL NOT TURN, THE WHEELS ARE NOT LOCKED ITS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED,, I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALER SHIPS TO REPORT NOTHING IS WRONG, FIRST IT WAS IGNTION AN NOW IS THE STERRING COLUM, THE CARS IS AS OF YET TO BE FIXED, THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2003, AN NOW THE PRICE I AM BEING QUOTED IS RIDICULOUS. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FROM THE YEAR 2000-2003, THERE ARE FORUMS THAT CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS FORD FOCUS ZX3, I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AN HAVE SUBMITTED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, I DONT FEEL THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THE COMPANY FAILED TO CORRECT, I WILL CONTINUE TO COMPLAIN AN REPORT UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED.......

BALL JOINT (SUSPENSION) BROKE, VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A MULTI-STORY PARKING GARAGE, AT LOW SPEED. *AK THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE REQUESTED STATUS UPDATE. *SC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THROUGH A PUDDLE OF ABOUT 6", THE ENGINE DIED ON THE SPOT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED NEW YORK CAR INSPECTOR, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE AIR INTAKE HOSE IS BELOW THE FRONT FENDER OF VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND NEITHER WILL CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY. *PH