Ignition

Asked by Linduuh Jul 12, 2019 at 11:35 PM about the 1997 Ford Thunderbird LX RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Can anyone tell me what wrong with my car.
Okay well it happen when i got ready to park
the car i go and turn the key to shut off the
engine, the weird part is the ignition switch
turn and released the key but the engine didnt
shut off. I tried putting the key back in and
turning it trying to shut it off but nothing
happen. So instead i open the hood
disconnect the fuze that links with the engine
and that shutted the engine off and i
disconnected the batteries. Im so lost on
what happen to my car. Can anyone please
tell me?

5 Answers

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Fix your car back up to how it was. Turn the ignition on and slowly back off one click at a time and see what happens. Sometimes turning the key almost off will turn it off. Does that make sense? Some of my cars do that.

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Whatever you do do not unplug the battery while the car is running to shut it off. This creates a voltage spike in the system and will give you more interior problems. Good move going for the fuse!!

Were is this ignition fuse located I have similar (not the same but...)problem and need that location to check if was blown

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