2014 Ford Focus ignition delay in starting

Asked by Lanette Jul 10, 2019 at 09:56 AM about the 2014 Ford Focus SE Hatchback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have  taken my car to the Ford dealership three
times and they have kept it for days and cannot
figure out the problem. When I start my car it
doesn't start  the first time or there will be a deD
hesitation for a second and then start..For me it
does this  95 percent of the time.  When I take it int
be fixed it does it. I am being told when they
hooked it up to  the machine to detect the problem
it won't do it for the mechanic. It does it when I am
there. I have been told different things from
different mechanics. I was told it is normal there is
nothing wrong with the car,that they just do that. I
didn't believe that so I went to another dealership
and they say they can't find the problem.  It hard for
me to not be sceptical when I know they know it
has a problem but they  can't figure it out. I am told  
the car is safe and will not stand me but it has
gotten worse over the past 7 months.  

1 Answer

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It’s your housing unit. I had to push the key in to start and this last month it’s been getting harder & harder to start would have to do this several times before it finally started but last week I couldn’t start it at all. My mechanic replaced the whole housing unit and cost me $374 total with labor and all. No longer have to push key in to start and starts right up.. hope this helps.

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