I left my car running WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD ASLEEP IN THE BACKSEAT of my car to stop and get a paper and when I went to open the driver door the handle broke. And my doors automatically lock after you put the car in gear, so all of the other doors were locked, so I COULD NOT GET MY DAUGHTER OUT!! I tried my hardest to beat on the window and wake her up to get her to open one of the other doors, but she wouldn't wake up. I was 8 months pregnant at the time and had to stand outside my car for an hour while waiting for someone to come get my door opened. Also, the rest of the door handles are broke now, they will only open from the inside (and sometimes it's a pain in the butt to get them to open then too). Ford should do a recall on ALL of the door handles and not let this happen to someone else!!

I have a 2003 Ford Focus. Both of my front door handles broke. The rear door handles stick and are very hard to open. I did not get it fixed when the one handle broke. When the second one broke I had no choice but to get it fixed. I took it to the dealer and I was told there was a recall on the back doors but not the front. They told me even though the locks on the front had the same problems as the back doors they could not cover it. They would, however, fix the back doors free. I was told it would cost $350 with parts and labor to fix. That may as well be a million dollars with the price of gas. I contacted Ford for what I thought was an easy solution. If the front doors have the same problem as the back doors they should be covered too. In Fords eyes my crawling through the back seat to get in the car was not a problem. They also didn't see it as a problem that I would have to pay $350 to get the problem fixed. It was obvious to everyone but Ford that if there was a problem with the back doors there will probably be a problem with the front doors too. I asked to speak with a supervisor who was of no help. They didn't even want to discuss the fact that this problem with due to their poor craftsmanship. They made me feel as if I did something to break the doors so I would have to climb through the back to get in. If Ford cannot stand behind their vehicle I don't see the point in buying another Ford. You would think that $350 would be a small price to pay from a major car company to keep a potential future car buyer happy. I WILL NOT buy another Ford. This was just the last in a long list of problems I incurred with this car. I chalked all the others up to wear and tear but this is ridiculous. With the state of the economy and the trouble car companies are in right now I would think they would try to rectify this problem.