Ignition Question....

OurBlue95GT

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Hi All.. Been awhile since I posted here... Anyway, I've got a question...

Haven't given it much thought until now, since spring is coming around the bend, but before I put the Stang up for the winter I was pulling in to my driveway, about to shut it off and the ignition wouldn't shut off. It would turn, but not the actual ignition ( makes sense?)
I unhooked the battery to shut the car off, hooked it back up and was able to turn the ignition over and start it, but still not shut it off...

Has this happened to anyone before? And is it as simple as getting a new ignition switch?

 

88stang88

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It sound's like a ignition switch being that you can not cut the power to the motor by turning the key off. Never heard of this happening much on Mustang's but it's worth a shot at replacing and if that doesn't work im pretty much in the dark with the rest of ignition components.

 

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It's not uncommon for these to take a dump...majority will spin around and start without the key...sounds like your is reverse??
I would say a new ignition is in order. A locksmith can key it so your door & trunk remain the same.

 

HISSIN50

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It can also be a linkage issue (going to the switch).

 

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HISSIN50 said:

It can also be a linkage issue (going to the switch).

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Good point...forgot about that...

 

OurBlue95GT

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Thanks guys!!!
I still haven't taken a look at it, but I did dig out the book, lol. I hope to take a look at it sometime this week. We shall see....

 

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OurBlue95GT said:

I unhooked the battery to shut the car off, hooked it back up and was able to turn the ignition over and start it, but still not shut it off...

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I wouldn't have thought that would work as the alternator is still working. Was it the positive lead that you pulled from the battery or both? I would have just pulled the coil wire. Learn something new everyday.

 

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toyman said:

I wouldn't have thought that would work as the alternator is still working. Was it the positive lead that you pulled from the battery or both? I would have just pulled the coil wire. Learn something new everyday.

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12v at the battery vs 20,000v at the coil.
you choose how you might be shocked.

 

OurBlue95GT

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toyman said:

I wouldn't have thought that would work as the alternator is still working. Was it the positive lead that you pulled from the battery or both? I would have just pulled the coil wire. Learn something new everyday.

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I pulled both, to make sure.. My husband had said to pull the coil wire.. I was leary and took the easier root...

desertcox05 said:

12v at the battery vs 20,000v at the coil.
you choose how you might be shocked.

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LOVE the color of your car!! LOL

 

HISSIN50

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While perhaps seeming the simplest, pulling a battery cable can cause an electrical spike that can wipe out electrical components.

 

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desertcox05 said:

12v at the battery vs 20,000v at the coil.
you choose how you might be shocked.

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It ain't the volts that hurt, it's the amps. Read up a bit on Tesla coils, they can put out millions of volts and they barely tingle.

 

HISSIN50

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A leaky plug (or coil) wire will make you jump of you're grounded. There's no real reason to even chance it since there are much better ways to shut the vehicle down quickly.

 

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maybe pulling the coil power wire instead on the battery