Yea, my car is sitting Doc's BBQ Restaurant in Ada. It has this neat little issue that Randi found a web page on that explains this for me (so that worries me they have a page that covers this one issue!)
I put the key in the lock and you just can't turn it to start the car. I turn the wheel both ways, in gear, out of gear, clutch in, clutch out, put more pressure on one side of the wheel than the other, bounce up and down, rock back and forth, etc. You name it, Randi and I have tried it.
So Randi found this interesting site that says if you have a focus between 2000 and 2003, then this problem may happen. And it happens, on average, at around 54,000 miles. Well, my car is a 2003 Focus that is currently at 46,000 miles. From what we can understand , there is an ignition lock that sticks and then you can't start it. The page says that you can get a locksmith to fix it cheaper than Ford, but that you still expect to pay around $150 to $500 to fix it (especially since we are out of the warranty on it!) haha...
Anyway, just had to share that as well. Later.
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