Car won't start, bad ignition?

[doug684]

Well I kept having problems with my car not wanting to start. I naturally first thought it was my battery. Went had it checked, yes it was bad, got a new one. Well it still didn't start sometimes, so I was like ok, much be starter. Took starter, was bad, got new one, cranked up. Few days later it started not wanting to start again.

Well I know its not the starter, I can push/roll start it and it will crank right up every time. It will go for a week or so and start fine everytime. Then all of a sudden it won't. Try a few times and it might start if lucky. If not then a few hours, days whatever later it might crank right up.

Does this sound like the ignition switch going bad? All fuses and everything are good, all good connections.

Thanks, Doug

 

[Vallary99]

I'll tell you what, next time my brother is around I'll ask him to check the ignition switch in my car and see if it solves these problems. He's at UTI but my car is in the shop right now so we can't play with it. Evidently, this is a common problem.

Here's a tip... I find this works for me... keep turning the key to "start" at a fast pace till it catches. Sometimes it will in like 3 tries and sometimes it takes 10 or more. Eventually, it starts.

 

[doug684]

Thats how mine did. Last night I tried for like 15 min straight and didn't work. I think I might just go invest in a cheap push button start.