# 2000 FORD FOCUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `559474` · 2005-10-20 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- **Miles at failure:** 32,079
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH  FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF.  THE FIRST TIME, SHE WENT TO START THE CAR,  THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED.  THE SECOND FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME.  THE THIRD FAILURE HAPPENED THIS WEEK, WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN.  IT IS BEING REPAIRED NOW.  THE DEALERSHIP STATED  IT COULD  POSSIBLY BE THE STARTER ALONG WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH.  *AK  IN DEC 2001 THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AND THE REAR AXLE.  THE  TRANSMISSION  COOLER LINES WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEATER DID NOT WORK. THE EGR TUBE WAS REPLACED. THE  WIPER ARM WAS BROKEN. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON ALL TIME. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAD TO BE REPLACED.   UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
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