My Mustang Thinks It's A Lawn Mower?

I done a little experimenting this morning. (At least until it started raining again.) I started the engine, and began to get up. The car nearly stalled but as I sat down in the seat again it "refired." Without me having to restart it with the key. I then got out of the car, and literally shook the seat. All corners, even got under the seat and jumbled every wire I could see to see if I could get the car to stall out. To my suprise, I couldn't get it to happen. I sat back down into the seat and began to fumble around with the key switch. Much to my surprise, I could replicate what usually happens with the very minute turn of the switch backwards. It doesn't click at all, and if I turn the key very slightly forward once again I regain power.


So I'll definatley be replacing the ignition switch per his suggestion above. I just hope that's all of my problem. I just don't understand how it can be triggered through the seat as well unless it's probable that some of those contacts make their way into the switch. Which I guess makes a lot of sense.

Update:

I replaced the electrical switch in the car this morning, and wow. The minute I took out the trim around the steering column, I had parts of the switch falling in the floor. It finally came out in around three pieces so yea, it was definatly worth the $15 it cost me.

After I installed it, I started the car and tried to replicate what has been happening here in the driveway. (I have yet to take it on a test drive) but I couldn't get the problematic stall to happen again, so I am going out on a limb and guessing this solved my problem. I also noticed something else though, before this install I could turn the switch back to ACC, and I had no radio. Now I do! I always thought the previous owner had it wired up wrong, but that wasn't the case.

jrichker Thanks for the great link. Very informative information I had no clue about.