Need ignition help

[darthcual]

this morning my car tried to turn over and wouldnt and i took the key out it kept trying to turn over(had to run in the house and get my 1/2 inch to disconnect the battery to get it to stop. Is my ignition switch bad or is it the tumbler and key? Any help, thanks in advance.

 

[HISSIN50]

Probably a latched starter relay (solenoid).

When this happens, pull the slide-on wire off the solenoid (it is at 12 o'clock on the solenoid). If the car stops cranking, check that wire for having 12 volts with the key not in the crank position (I very much doubt this is the case).

Otherwise, if the starter keeps cranking with that wire disconnected, the solenoid is latching or you have other issues.

Good luck.

 

[darthcual]

So you think its a relay and not the ignition switch. I heard that these ignition switches go bad at about 100k miles. Where is that relay located. thanks.

 

[HISSIN50]

I gave info for you to test it - I think it is more likely to be the solenoid than the ignition switch, but with two minutes worth of testing you will know and not have to guess.

The ignition switches could go bad long before 100K - they were a recall item.

The solenoid is on the driver side fender, just in front of the strut tower.

Good luck.

 

[darthcual]

Thanx for youre help Hissin, always you are a wealth of information....*sings* Did you ever know that your my heroooo....

LOL
I'll let ya know how it turns out
Lates

 

[darthcual]

I know you like hearing it so...You were right, Hissin! it was my starter solenoid. Almost ran myself over but i got it fixed. Thanks

DC

 

[HISSIN50]

Congrats on getting it fixed.

And thanks for the compliments. Sometimes I post when irritated (not from this site or anyone on it - just me) and I come off as abrupt. That was not my intention (in re-reading what I posted before, I can see that the tone of my post was lackluster).

If one searches my posts, I almost always recommend having the car in neutral, ebrake on solid, feet clear of the car, etc. But I did not think of posting that this time; I am glad you said something, and now I have. It is good for future searchers.

Again, nice work!

 

[darthcual]

Hey abrubt or not i'm just happy someone is willing to help me. I appreciate it very much. Plus i get to learn something.

 

[Deleted member 87397]

yeah I hooked my starter solenoid up backwards once and it kept crankin on me when I went to shut it off. Glad you got it fixed.