nothing is working including the blinkers, windshield wipers, the heater, or radio. i haven't checked the headlights yet, so i don't know about them. the strange thing is that when i turn the car off, everything starts working again. what could be wrong with it? it's a 2000 dodge neon, if that helps any.
2006-11-16 03:54:38 · 12 answers · asked by trisha_r_c 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Seeing as you say that when you turn the car off, everything works again, it looks like the problem is in the ignition switch itself. It's cutting out the power to these items (and their relays) when it's switched on but when it's off it's having no effect. I think if you get the switch changed it'll be fine.
I mean, if it wasn't the switch but some weird problem somewhere else, why on earth does everything work when the switch is off? Makes sense to me...
2006-11-16 05:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by Apollonia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Potentially the alternator or switching relay that charges the battery.
When the car is running, extra electricity from the alternator is used to charge the battery. A relay is used to divert that extra power, and the rest of the power from the alternator runs all the car's electrical devices. When the engine is off, those devices are powered from the battery.
It sounds like instead of diverting just extra electricity, ALL the power is going to the battery (if the battery wasn't getting power, it would run down fairly quickly). The relay should be cheap to replace, so that's a place to start.
Good luck.
2006-11-16 04:13:27 · answer #2 · answered by M3Owner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-01 13:30:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take your car in and have them do a scope reading on it and if theres any thing out that will determin whats wrong ...i have heard that dodge neons are not that great of cars but thats what i would do take it to a dodge dealer garage and have them look at it because most of the smaller garages they end up phoneing the dealerships for advice .hope this helps you out ....i'm just guessing but it could be in your ignition like a short or something
2006-11-16 04:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Dodge Neon nuf said.
2006-11-16 04:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by Ironball 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fuse board on the car could be to blame get a new as it sounds this is naffed it could also be a battery proble try going to a garage & let them have a look then you can find out exactly what is wrong
2006-11-16 04:15:00 · answer #6 · answered by party69_27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like an electrical problem. I could be something as simple as a bad wire or weird connection. You really need to have someone experienced look at it -- electrical things aren't as simple to pinpoint as a bad battery cable.
2006-11-16 04:03:00 · answer #7 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it most likely is electrical. Maybe some water got into your electrical system. I would take it into a shop and get it fixed quick cus that is unsafe.
2006-11-16 03:58:40 · answer #8 · answered by Ames 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get direct answeres below.
Good Luck
2006-11-16 06:04:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a dead short to me, could be a real bear to find
2006-11-16 04:22:52 · answer #10 · answered by bela k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋