Is my ignition swtich broken?
Knight2040
11-21-2004, 10:11 PM
Hi yall, i'v recently had trouble with my ignition swtich on my 3000GT and posted it on the 3000GT fourums, but i was hoping to get more answers here. heres my post
alright i have a big problem, i took my battery off earlier today and when i went to go put it back in i forgot to tighten the negitive battery clamp all the way, so when i went to start it i head a pop and i noticed the neg terminal popped off. well i was like "alright no problem, i'll just put it back on" but the moment i touched the battery clamp to the terminal, the fan started to spin and a loud clicking noise was goin on, so i quickly took it away. i touched it agian just to see if it would do it agian, and it did. so agian i was like "alright, i must of left the key in" well i noticed i had taken the key out,so i put it in the ignition and when turned it i noticed something not good. after i click it past "lock" it will just slide back and forth with no resistance or clicking what so ever, even if i turn it all the way to start it will just slide till it won't go any further, agian with no resistance. well i can't start my car becuse of that and every time i connect the negitive battery clamp the fan will spin and that loud clicking noise will happen. i have no other way to get to work and school so any advice would be good. is my ignition swtich broken or something? how could of the neg clamp just popping off cause this?? AHHH SO PISSED RIGHT NOW LOL SOMEONE HELPPPPPPPP!!!
now i found out that the fan will only spin if the AC is on when you try to start the car, now the AC will be ON by defualt when the battery is reconnected (digital climate control) so it seems to me that the ignition swtich is stuck on "ON" or "START"
what do yall think, thanks in advance
alright i have a big problem, i took my battery off earlier today and when i went to go put it back in i forgot to tighten the negitive battery clamp all the way, so when i went to start it i head a pop and i noticed the neg terminal popped off. well i was like "alright no problem, i'll just put it back on" but the moment i touched the battery clamp to the terminal, the fan started to spin and a loud clicking noise was goin on, so i quickly took it away. i touched it agian just to see if it would do it agian, and it did. so agian i was like "alright, i must of left the key in" well i noticed i had taken the key out,so i put it in the ignition and when turned it i noticed something not good. after i click it past "lock" it will just slide back and forth with no resistance or clicking what so ever, even if i turn it all the way to start it will just slide till it won't go any further, agian with no resistance. well i can't start my car becuse of that and every time i connect the negitive battery clamp the fan will spin and that loud clicking noise will happen. i have no other way to get to work and school so any advice would be good. is my ignition swtich broken or something? how could of the neg clamp just popping off cause this?? AHHH SO PISSED RIGHT NOW LOL SOMEONE HELPPPPPPPP!!!
now i found out that the fan will only spin if the AC is on when you try to start the car, now the AC will be ON by defualt when the battery is reconnected (digital climate control) so it seems to me that the ignition swtich is stuck on "ON" or "START"
what do yall think, thanks in advance
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