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(Message started by: szinyei on Oct 19^th, 2019, 12:53pm)

Title: Ignition stays on after key removed
Post by szinyei on Oct 19^th, 2019, 12:53pm

Hi,

This topic may have been already dealt with...What happened:
A week ago the car would not start. The battery voltage was down to 6 volts. As I charged the battery I saw that after removing the ignition key the ignition and lights stayed on. Switching on and off the headlight cured the problem: the ignition was then off. However after a minute or so, the ignition from itself turned on, lights on.
I charged the battery now properly and for some curious reason this phenomenon has gone. What could it have been? Battery cover ok, engine loom ok. Maybe: main loom towards ECU?
Thanks! Best regards, Csaba

Title: Re: Ignition stays on after key removed
Post by Snoopy on Oct 20^th, 2019, 6:54am

Remove the light switch and check for shorting on the pins at the back of the switch.