general problems of the 2002 Ford Focus

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the rear passenger's side door could not be locked electronically or manually. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages). The failure and current mileage was 181,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the passenger side rear door latch malfunctioned and the door would not latch. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 110,000.

I have a 2002 Ford Focus zts and the truck latch and locking mechanism is not working. The trunk won't stay latched. I brought my car to a Ford dealership but they said they would replace it for $314. I can't afford that now. I asked if it was under recall and they said that they always check on recalls first. When I looked up the item on line it did have a recall. What can I do to solve this problem?.

Went to leave work yesterday and the key won't turn at all in my 2002 Ford Focus. After a quick internet search, it seems to be a huge problem and consistent failure on Fords part. . . But they refuse to issue a recall. From what I've read, the dealership charges $350-450 to replace this part, and they replace it with the same faulty designed part that was causing the problem in the first place!.

I have a 2002 and a 2003 Ford Focus the automatic door locks don`t work properity the locks will shut and open on there own as of now I can`t open the driver side door the locks have shut in an inbetween position. I hve to crawl over the consel to get out the passenger door. It will not let me open the door form the outside either the lockes are like in an inbetween position. This has benn going on for both of my Focus for a long timei have called Ford and they say they don`t have a problem with this. My mechanic friend says they get alot of ccalls about Ford Focus lock problem,my brother has a Focus and has had the same problem.

Rightrear door lock is stuck in locked position. It is not possible to unluck the door. This is dangerous situation in case of an accident, passangers will not b able to exit the vehicle. If passenger is a child on car sit, it is not possible to open the door to remove child from car. With door in locked position, emergency teams will not be able to open the door to remove passenger in case of accidente.

I have a 2002 Ford Focus zx5. The front passenger side door lock actuator is seized in the locked position. There are no alternative ways to open this door. This results in a serious safety issue if the passenger is not able to exit the vehicle in an emergency. There was no warning before this happened and appears to be permanent. The actuator must be removed and replaced at a cost of approximately $400. 00.

I bought a 2002 Ford fozus zx3 with automatic transmission in the fall of 2010. I found myself having trouble with the ignition key not turning once inserted into the ignition cylinder. This occured quite frequently (approximately once every two weeks) and I had to play with the steering wheel and the key for at least five minutes every time. I did not consider it to be a substantial problem until last night. I was at my friend's apartment and around 1:30 am I decided to leave. I got in my car, inserted the key in the ignition and could not turn it at all and the steering wheel was locked. I was in my friend's driveway for about a half hour, trying everything I could possibly think of to get the steering wheel to unlock and the key to turn. I engaged the gear release and manually put the car into neutral, I blew on the ignition with my hand cupped over it, as I thought this issue may have been caused due to the cold weather. I locked and unlocked the doors, because I thought it may have been a safety feature. After a half hour of effort with no results I had to call my parents and ask them to come pick me up, both of them had to work in the morning and my 62 year old father had to get out of bed, and come get me at 2 in the morning in the middle of January. I was ten minutes from my house, but every other time this has happend I've been approximately 30 minutes from my house or more. This has been a major disappointment and cause for concern, especially since my family and I have grown to trust and depend on Ford vehicles. My oldest brother's first car was a mustang, my other brother's first car was a thunderbird and he now drives and escape. My father currently drives a ranger, my mother's last vehicle was a windstar, and my first car was an explorer. It served me well and when I had the opportunity to buy another Ford I didn't have to think twice, but this latest experience has made me seriously second guess what I had thought to be an american name I could trust.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the driver side rear door latch malfunctioned and the door would not latch. The contact had to use tape in order for the door to remain closed. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who advised her that she would have to replace the entire door. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. The VIN was unavailable.

(2002 Ford Focus se) has auto locking doors now these doors sometimes stay lock press all buttons and not a thing happens. Now sometimes I can be inside the car 5-7 minutes pressing the release buttons but the doors wont open. One problem is that this type of doors is all power opporated and they dont have manual release lacth. Please note in a emergency if this happens no one would be able to get out of the car without having somethin to break the glass. These door should have a manual release lacth when the power fails. This keeps on happening very often.

I have a Ford Focus 2002 zx5 and the key will not turn in the ignition. I am seeing that this is a very common problem, in fact California has started a class action lawsuit. Ford has not recalled this part.

I own a 2002 Ford Focus and I simply parked my car at the grocery store, locked my car, and when I came back I could not turn the key in the ignition to start the car. This is the first time its happen where I completely failed to turn the key. Now my car is sitting at the grocery store and now I'm reading that I'm going to potentially pay 200 to 400 bucks to get this fixed. This is very, very upsetting. Thanks Ford for your lousy ignition design. I'll never buy a Ford again.

When the key is inserted, the ignition will not allow it to turn forward to start the car. Although this just started without any warning sign on my car, I have heard of it happening to many other cars of the same make and model. I feel it is a safety issue because it could result in myself and my passengers being stranded in an unsafe area.

The passenger rear door power lock failed due to a problem inside the lock itself. When the lock failed you are unable to unlock the door by the power switch or manually. Our 4 year old daughter had to crawl out of her car seat and exit the street side of the vehicle. You cannot open the door until you get the lock fixed. This created an unsafe condition for passengers riding in the car. This vehicle has had problems with engine fires which makes the situation more dangerous. We took the car to the dealer, and the lock module was replaced at a cost of around $400. 00. 10/19/2008, the front passenger power lock module has failed making the front passenger seat unusable. It is being repaired today and I will save the old part. This car has been in one small accident(less than $500) damage to the rear bumper. No door damage has occurred to cause this type of failure. Due to the cost factor of the repairs, not all people can have this issue repaired, making this a safety concern for passengers to escape in an emergency. The vehicle has only approximately 37,000 mile on it. The doors should still be able to unlock and open manually if the power lock fails .

I purchased my 2002 Ford Focus in January of 2005. I love my car, have found out about of things that could go wrong later. Right now I am having trouble with my front wheels. I have put six used tires on the front since I purchased the Focus. In November I had two brand new tires put on plus in may I have had a wheel alignment done. The car still shakes very bad. Found out I need my wheel hub bearing replace, plus I found out there may be a recall on the rear bearing which I have not received anything. I should not have to pay for these things to be done.

Drivers side lach breaks so the door doesn't open from the out side. So you have to open the door from the passenger side the problem is there is only two locks on this car.