The door lock on my focus won't open, and when I took it to the dealer they worked on it for 25 mins and called me back saying that they need to open each door panel and it was going to take longer than 1 hours, being a student I couldn't afford it and took the car back but I was charged 275 (that was two of my paychecks) for that time cause those a**holes changed one fuse #63 and now i have friend who installs aftermarket alarms and says that it would probably cost me 500 to get all the assembly changed in my car. I HATE!!! this car, I would love to burn it but then I would have to walk and can't do that.

Repairs:

-700 on brakes cause the driver side drum broke because apparently aftermarket pads don't fit properly

-paid 260 to get new lock cylinder when the ignition wouldn't turn, my Perelli P6's were worn out in less than 30000 miles (they are supposed to last 60000)

-80 on turn signal assembly cause stopped working

-180 for new mass air flow chip because the car would shut off when idling

I will never buy a ford again I have even lost my love to ever own a Mustang Cobra. I hate everthing that FORD stands. I plan to burn my focus once it stops working. Will post video on youtube

I posted my complaint earlier. I had a few people take a look at the problem and they replaced the fuse behind the fuse panel (PAIN!). All the locks worked including the truck except the driver side door. As they drove it around the block, the fuse blew. They replaced it 4 times and same thing happened so basically the driver side door was the trigger to seizing up the other locks. (They also took apart the driver side door panel.). After giving up, i ended up taking it to FORD. They told me it cost $235 CDN for the part and a couple hours of labour. We basically determined that the lock actuator needed to be replaced on the driver side door. The rep reduced the cost on the part to $168 and I had to pay for 2 1/5 hrs of labour at $98/hr. Total cost of repairs = $420 tax included. I am still writing to FORD as this is a safety issue and I reported this to TRANSPORT CANADA. We should all do the same.

This is my 4th Ford. I have had good luck with all of them (sound of knocking on wood can be heard). But get this one...

So... I paid off my car and the following month the heater blower motor died, the battery needed replacing (which is cool because it was a factory battery with 7 years on it) and the power locks stopped working. No biggie cuz I have a key right? WRONG !! The driver door will not unlock either with a key from the outside or manually from the inside. Now I find myself entering through the passenger side. Talk about a pain in the ass !!

Can't imagine this is a cheap fix (nothing is) so now I gotta figure out how to get the door open, take it apart and repair it myself. Anyone got a link to that info?

Seen this one a lot on here. the ghosts of foci past managed to disable my lock mechanism. I wasn't worried until I read that the locks can jammed when operated manually. A little research has told me that the FUSE #63 needs to be replaced. But this is located on the "back side of fuse box" and no one seems to be able to tel me how to get to it.

Looks like i'm headed back to the Trusty neighborhood Mechanic (at least he doesn't rip me off). I like the Focus a lot, but these piddly BS problems are making me want a divorce!

My car is almost 6 years old. I've never had any problems with the locks before until last week. I heard a strange sounds from my driver side locks as I opened my door. It almost sounded like the fuse slowly died. From that point, I tested all the power locks and nothing worked except using it manually. I tried the button inside for the truck release and that also did not work. I lost power for the locks and the truck. The remote is basically useless and none of the buttons work including the panic button. I had to lock and unlock the door using the key manually. The truck does not open even if I use the key. The key does not turn left or right which I found very odd. As of yesterday, the driver side door cannot open at all from the inside and outside so I am coming into the car only through the passenger side door. After reading everyone's complaints/comments/repairs, this really is a SAFETY issue if I do get into an accident and both doors do not open, including the truck. FORD should really take a look at a RECALL for the locks. I have not taken the car into the shop yet as I am afraid of the costs to repair this but I know I will have to do this soon. It really is a pain to get in my car from the passenger side and have only 1 door to get into. I also don't understand why I cannot open my truck manually and now the doors are starting to get locked up. Does anyone know what this problem could be? I think it may be the fuse but to get to that, you have to take apart the fuse panel as its behind it (another pain). Send me your comments if you know what the real problem could be.