ok well i recently got a hatch shell and i swapped my ka from the vert into it, and when you turn the key everything gets power but when you turn the key and take it out everything still has power, it was even doing this before the motor was in and it was just the battery help me lol

 

i had the same problem a while back it ended up being the ground wires by the pass side fuse box were not hooked up to get a ground,so check all your grounds..
with mine if i turned the key on everything would work and when i would go to turn it off it would stay on,i had to start the car then shut it off for it to shut everything off.

 

well all the grounds are connected besides the one right under the fuel rail
ill try it again tomorrow and ill makesure everything is hooked up right,

 

Some idiot failed at a turbo timer install and now the ignition switch wires are melted together ?

 

A bad ECU can do this, too.

 

ill swap out my ecu from my vert i guess,
and z28ricer what does a turbo timer install have to do with my problem?

 

i have the same problem..idk

 

Turbo timers retain the power when you turn off the key like you didnt turn it off, if the wiring is messed up it could be the two power wires melted together, retaining power full time.



I didnt think he meant the car just stays running, rather the power to everything stays on, like the switch wasnt turned off at all, I thought when the ecu ground is toast the engine just stays running but the rest of the power is off ?

 

check the back of your ignition switch and see if there is a build of of corrosion between the terminals

 

maybe stuck relay?