Problems with 2005 Ford Focus ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Key will not come out of the ignition, there is a technical service bulletin for this repair as the problem is not an isolated instance. there are hundred of the same complaints, yet ford will not absorb the repair. *tr

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. *tr

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. *ak

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. *nm

2005 ford focus with air bag light on, and other problems. customer states that along with the airbag light on the passenger side window will not close and the key would not come out of the ignition. *kb

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.*ak

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact was unable to release the key from the ignition. the failure was experienced numerous times and the vehicle was taken to the dealer in 2005 but the dealer did not replace the ignition switch. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was scheduled to have diagnostics performed at the local dealer. the failure mileage was 1,500 and the current mileage was 54,000.

Ignition problems, cd player malfuction, was repaired but failed again 3 times to start and towed 3 times to the dealer. *ak

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. *jb

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.

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.