Thread: Need Help Asap Car Wont Start!!!!
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 07:03 AM
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a bad ignition (electrical) switch : Symptoms

  1. If you start the car and the radio dosn't turn on, then wiggle the key and it turns on.
  2. Most often, the dash will go dark when the car stalls (no warning lights, no shift indicator, no electrical, except the horns.)
  3. The speedometer and tachometer drop momentarily and come back up.
  4. Car runs fine when key slightly held at start position.
  5. Car stalls then can be restart, then stalls after driving or idling.
  6. Once started the the car starts for a second and dies after letting off the key.
  7. In some cases, the ignition key is warmer than normal and the electrical switch is hot.
  8. On rare cases, all of the gauges go dark when in the ON position but if held between the on and start position they light up.
  9. On rare cases, if held between the on and start position the system check bulbs light up on the instrument panel.
  10. On severe cases, when the key turns to ON the usual clicks under the dash is not heard as well as the check system light but the horns work okay.
  11. In severe cases when the key turns to START nothing happens (no electrical) but the horns or brake lights work okay.
  12. How to confirm: When white and black/yellow wire on the ignition switch is shorted the car starts and run fine using the key. Doing this bypasses the electrical switch. (Do not attempt if you're not certain what this means.) See basic troubleshoot for a far safer method.

Above*: The end result of a pitted electrical portion of switch. In your case however not sure if is the electrical part of switch or the mechanical cylinder. Thats why you should look at doing both.
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