Is my ignition switch bad?

Asked by Clemonw Apr 19, 2014 at 11:38 AM about the Dodge RAM 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Lights are on but will not make a sound when I turn the key to start

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madmopar answered 9 years ago

or your battery is so dead that it won't spin the starter.

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Hank answered 6 years ago

Lights are on but will not crank over

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Debi answered 5 years ago

We’ve had this exact thing happen four times...three times we had to replace the outside cylinder of the ignition switch and one time we had to replace the whole inside of it which meant new key :(

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