1968 vw beetle will not shut off when you turn the key off. How do I fix it?
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Asked by vickidonoho Aug 08, 2014 at 05:54 PM about the 1968 Volkswagen Beetle

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Start car and it runs fine, but the engine will not shut off when I turn off the key. If I get the
motor to stop, the radio stays on and runs the battery down.

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T_S_T answered 9 years ago

Sound,s like bad igintion switch,but you may all so check for a bad ground wire to it.

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vickidonoho answered 9 years ago

we replaced the ignition switch already and still have the same problem. we will check out the ground wire.

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