I RECENTLY HAD MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED, AND ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTERWARD I STARTED HAVING TO JUMP MY CAR. BATTERY, STARTER AND ALTERNATOR ALL HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR CHARGING VOLTAGE, AND ALL ARE GOOD.
2007-12-11 06:20:06 · 8 answers · asked by msteteb 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
it not working...
2007-12-11 06:22:00 · answer #1 · answered by The Marine Biologist 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ignition Switch Symptoms
2016-09-28 07:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parasitic draw maybe.
There are two parts what many consider the switch- the actual switch (electrical part) and the tumble (lock part).
There is always a small amount of current draw on the battery. By the car computer as well as things like the tuner memory and clock in the radio. If you don't start a car for two weeks these current draws can prove enough to weaken the charge in the battery. If you have added any accessories (like power amps, fog lights and such), I would check to make sure that these are wired in right before I worry about the switch.
To check the ignition switch you have to get to the place where the harness plugs in, unplug it and check the resistance between the leads.
2007-12-11 06:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by teamepler@verizon.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the key turns easy and you feel the little clunks it's probably ok unless you smell hot plastic or different things start to not work IE: radio or power windows depending on year and type of electronics, I had one that a friend used to jump start his van with and hooked the cables up backward and blew the top off my diehard, it shorted the electronics out in the distributor (this piece replaced the points) and it changed it to a positive ground. had to jump it off everytime it sat for more than 3-4 hours but ran great while it was running. If you have an electronic dristributor and not the block with plug wires I would check out that pick-up where the points used to be
2007-12-11 08:44:31 · answer #4 · answered by silverbullet217 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ford ignition switches have probably all the accessories running thru them so it could show a lot of symptoms, and it's true that could be the problem, but I would look for a short first, before I kept changing parts.
2007-12-11 06:26:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bob H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you can start it off the solenoid then you look past the battery and the starr and the alt, this may require a mechanic..
2007-12-11 09:39:49 · answer #6 · answered by spotlite 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It kind of hesitates before it turns on or cranks up.
2007-12-11 06:22:54 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Kym♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honestly, when it wont start. their not expensive. i think we paid 12 bux for one. may have been less.
2007-12-11 06:24:09 · answer #8 · answered by starsdelite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋