I recently bought a 2nd hand Focus, X Reg Ghia.
There's a few niggles with it, but nothing I can't fix except the rear
offside door won't lock when using the central locking. I can manually lock
it from the inside, but if I use the central locking only 3 doors and the

Hi there (first time poster)
Got a Ford Focus LX 1.6 (UK model), first registered in 2000. The remote fob
is basically refusing to work properly and needs replacing (before you ask,
I have tried replacing the battery and reprogramming it. It worked for a

My light just came on, no wreck or anything I can think of. What parts could
be involved? What would a dealer charge to diagnose the problem? This is a
high milage car, 175,000 miles, I'm wondering if it might be a wiring
problem. I have a shop manual cd, I can read and follow a ...

Can anyone confirm whether you (i.e. me) can program the immobiliser
keys yourself for a UK spec Mk2 Ford Focus (Nov 05)?
I've read in a number of places that as long as you have 2 keys which
can start the car then you can do some key hokey-cokey and get a new key

Lately, I've been having a problem with the cooling system on my car that
has both me and the dealer at a loss for an explanation.
The car is a 2001 (North American market) Focus ZTS.  It has the 2.0L Zetec
engine and automatic transaxle.  When I drive around town, the temperature

I have a 52 plate 1.6 Focus. I have had it a year and so far have not needed
to take any of the wheels off. Today I noticed one of the wheel nuts looked
different. On closer inspection it appears the nuts have a cover on the end,
and one of the covers is missing. I checked the ...

Yes, it's me again asking more questions about which car to get!
Having pretty much settled on getting a used Ford Focus (probably petrol
due to my (irrational?) fear of dual mass flywheels!), we've noticed
that occasionally we'll see a Mk2 Focus pop up in our searches.