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Wont start have replaced starter battery in the past 3 months and agian it wont start how would i be able to tell if the ignition switch is bad

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Well thats kind of easy :)

now by kind off you will see what i mean..

  • turn ignition on so that the lights on the dash board come up,
  • get a large screw driver
  • locate the starter on your car (a cylinder shaped device to the back of the engine close to the firewall)
  • to the side of it you will notice 2 bolts,, bridge them with the screw driver,, once your starter tumbles,, and if it doesnt do so from the switch,, the switch is bad..

  • smd_901 Sep 22, 2010

    well for all of ya out there the problem turned out to an anti-theft setting the keys that come with the newer vehicles have chips in them if you tend to carry keys around too much this damages the chip so be careful with your keys luckly the mechanic i went too could fix the problem and solder it back in place

  • Clark Karlebach Nov 08, 2010

    I've had the same problem, intermittent no start. The mechanic changed the battery and the Jeep ran fine for awhile. Then the problem occurred again and he found the starter was NG. About 2 weeks later, it wouldn't start. I turned the key on and off about 6 times and it started on the last try. I don't know why, but my gut feeling is there is something wrong with the ignition switch or the key. The mechanic's diagnostic equipment says everything is fine. I deceided to use a different key for awhile (my wife's key) and see what happens. It's about 10 days now and everything is O.K.

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