car key / starting the engine

Asked by vanja Jul 12, 2011 at 07:35 PM about the 2007 Ford Focus

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Ford focus 2007. sometimes the car key wont start the car, it stops the half way before ignition ...  the contact(power) turns on but when it comes to start it stops(like locking itself in the car lock)?

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papa answered 13 years ago

sonds like a bad keyswitch,or passlock is on,check with ford deler to unlock passlock system,if you have a manual,it will tell you how to unlock it,if that is the problem,i would try that first.

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