Symptoms of a Bad Ignition Switch

[drthrift035]

Please let me know what are the symptoms of a bad ignition switch. Thanks.

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[Its me]

Vehicle won’t start, power wont get down to the starter. Accessories may or may not come on. Headlights and dashlights continue to work but other things won’t turn on (I.E. Wipers, radio)

-Karl

[Andy White]

Here is a Video Of What a bad ignition switch looks like

[drthrift035]

Just a question. Will the air bag blow up in my face if I try to change the ignition switch. Please let me know. Thanks.

[Andy White]

No it will not blow up in your face. if you want to be extra cautious before you do any repairs on your car pull the air bag fuse, disconnect the negative battery cable first then disconnect the positive battery cable and touch them together for a few seconds. go under the dash on the drivers side and unplug the YELLOW Airbag Wire to the steering wheel. do all of this just to be extra safe. if it were me doing this repair I would just disconnect the battery and touch the cables together. you will be just fine. 🙂

[drthrift035]

Great answer. I am going to try that today. Thank you so much.

[dreamer2355]

You can also disconnect the battery and wait 10 minutes if your worried about air bag deployment.

[drthrift035]

P.S Hi dreamer. How are you ? I have not seen you in decades. How is life treating you ?

[dreamer2355]

Not too bad. A lot has changed for me since i last posted 7 months ago.

Still enjoying the automotive scene i see?

[drthrift035]

You know what. I have no life outside of automotive. It’s something that allows me to stay level in life. Do you have still have yahoo messenger ?

[dreamer2355]

I do but never use it. Feel free to pm me for my email address if you need any auto help.

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