SYMPTOMS OF A BAD IGNITION SWITCH + HOW TO TEST TO MAKE SURE IT IS ACTUALLY FAULTY
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- In this video I show how to test for a bad ignition switch using a test light and a multimeter. I also explain how to test it at the wire using a wire probe. In addition, I explain the common symptoms you should pay attention to before attempting to replace it. For example, no start and stalling are common issues of a faulty ignition switch.
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2002 camry, 290k miles. Cut off while driving, no crank no start starter does not click, battery at full charge when car sut off and still is. Could it be ignition switch?. Dash lights and headlights on. No blown fuses, no visibly burnt relays. Any thoughts?
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So informative mostly the videos and actual.
Very helpful! Thank you for your simplicity!
Do you happen to know much about Yamaha Rhinos, me an a guy from my church bought to use around the church and on camping trips but it's having issues. He replaced the battery, I replaced the starter relay, and the ignition switch was replaced a year ago, give or take a few months. I've subbed as watching auto repair videos, especially ones that are actually helpful and not just a summary, just make me feel like I'm productive in my downtime. So thanks for the videos.
Short, informative and straight to the point. Thank you sir!
In the Haynes manual I notice they say I need to disconnect the battery when working around the steering column to disarm the airbags. Should I try to test the switch for continuity without power in that case?
New subscriber! Nice video. I’m going to test this out this weekend! My truck has a no crank no start after an engine swap.
Did it work?
im thinking its my starter now because i have wipers radio fuel pump buzzing lights ect. have you got a video.?
All those one off tools is EXACTLY why it pays to take it to a trusted mechanic!
Thank you very and very nice
Liked your video but could you please tell where did you hook the other end of the light tester or how and where you connected the multimeter?
I have no power in my car at all not even the lock switch works but I tested my battery and it tested good so idk what to do
I recently changed my alternator and battery and the car sometimes doesn't start, this morning I put it in on position and looked like the whole car died, but when I went to crank to start the whole thing lit up and started, would it be the ignition switch?
I have a weak and intermittent spark in most coil packs and no spark on no. 4 coil. That's not timing; is it? I have a 1995 Maxima(6 cylinders).
So the 6 DC volts at the end when cranking meant bad switch?
Exactly! He never said anything about that.
Hey!!! I know you. You've worked on my cars before haha. Do you remember the buick with the bad ac. Took forever to take it off then the part didn't fit haha
I remember now it was the blower motor
Hey so my truck starts then stalls immediately, no fuss, just dies. I have plenty of fuel, timing is right, Spark should be strong, no vacuum leaks, but it started brief grinding when trying to start but failing to do so. What's confusing is it would run on occasion until put in gear or the steering wheel gets turned at all. Any load at all aside from revving to 2k rpm.
It currently will not run for more than about 2 seconds so hard to diagnose
You might be having issues with your alternator
@acolytes777 hey appreciate the reply but I blew $5k trying to get it running again. I sold it shortly after that comment. But I did reach out to the guy who bought. Apparently timing was off. And a bad starter. Old starter went bad, and new one went bad after a couple starts. And even though myself, my uncle and my grandfather worked on it, the timing was still off haha
What if your key is damaged and the green key light flashes
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Can I send u a video?
What if I can't get the engine to crank at the start position? My radio and lights come on fine, but no engine crank. I don't have an orginal key and I have a copy. I'm wondering if that may be the problem or the ignition switch.
Same. You ever figure it out?
A car without any crank just clicks when battery is good, in most cases is either egnition switch or starter motor
@@jamesrayson4478if it clicks.. isn't that the relay clinking which tells you the ignition switch is working. If you didn't hear the click, would mean the ignition switch or relay is bad.
I’m having the same issue
@@Lizzyreeder my problem turned out to be broken wire that leads to ignition switch...12v
I get a click but no crank no start. If its not the starter can it still be this issue?(ignition switch)
Yes
@@acolytes777 yeah or the alternator. An electrician told me the alternator may not be working properly and is causing these issues where the battery doesn't charge enough and other electrical issues like the gauges light and gages not working the other day when I turned on the car. So I'm going to do test on alternator first
@@DarkCode What was the problem?
@@tchrisou812 Hello Friend. Well.. this problem went away but then came back recently 2 months later. The backstory: When i was in orlando a few years ago and was broke and had a bad starter and bad distributor and cables, i manged to scrunge up some cash to pay a homeless guy who by the grace of God had starter installation experience because his dad did that for a living when the homelss man was a kid. I didnt have money for all the repairs, the wires were lose because another mobile mech took it appart and didn't finish the job because he was charging me way more than he let on. So long story short, the homeless man jerry rigged it with jumper cables, long enough for me to drive back to Miami and get my old job back there and fix it. But the guy who fixed it another mobile mech didn't do a good job, he put some kind of clamp in the wire that eventually would give out ( cables burned and middle clamp was causing resistance according to my current mechanic. Turns out, not only did the no crank no start issue go away, but the issue with starting the car after it warmed up (2nd start once it gets warmed after i turned it off and on again, caused it to barely start and struggle. So that issue also went away. Another issue, the third was the gauge that shows the battery/alternator boltage thats supposed to be at 14 or over was fluctuating after driving it for a little while between 10 and 12 looked like it was almost half way lower than it was supposed to. That issue also went away and the fourth issue that went away was the flickering dash pannel lights that were dimmer than usual for a year also regained their power. One little cable caused that many issues. Thankfully problem solved :)
It's very tough turning my keys..almost always when my car is elevated from the front (hill). I have to repeatedly keep turning it until my car turns on. It's so annoying.
Try turning the steering wheel right and left slightly while at the same time turning the key.
@marvinmurakami8828 I figured it out. It's a loose piece of plastic on the left side of the steering wheel. I tied it back and it works now. It's getting loose again though. I usually have to stick a screw driver to push the plastic back in
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I have headlights, interior lights and horn. No accessories, no fuel pump, no crank 😢
Did you ever figure it out I’m have the same issue rn
@@MiyaneKeile yes, my ignition switch went bad
You didn't show where you put the Multimeter Probes. Can't replicate a test if you don't show everything.
I rate jobs on a MF scale... if I MF more than 4 times or throw shit.... A Professional NEEDS to be doing it!