my friend has a 91 LS and for some reason out of no where the car will only stay on if you hold the key in the on position. if you let the key go it comes back to the off position and turns off the car. could this be a bad ignition or starter?? or something else??

 

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not the starter... because obivously the car starts. sounds like an electrical problem. possibly the ignition

 

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yea ur starter is fine but im 99% sure the problem is in ur ignition itself or the wires

 

so do i have to replace the whole ignition? or just some wires?

 

how is your key??

 

Does it seem to start and run for like half a second then shut off immediately? Do things like windows or wipers that normally work only when the key is on, work if you hold the key in start and crank the car? If so, the problem is your ignition switch and harness (the part that the key cylinder turns). I had to replace mine a few weeks ago after my car died and left me stranded, it was only about $35 for the part and $25 to ship it overnight.

 

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your better off getting a whole new ignition which isnt that bad, and you get a differnt key so any others floating around are useless

 

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not the starter... because obivously the car starts. sounds like an electrical problem. possibly the ignition</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is what happened in my ex-girlfriends' Accord. It was the ignition module switch within the ignition.

 

or if you wanna save some money you can check take off the steering cover and see if any of the wires near the ignition are loose.

happened to me with my 240

 

lol, a bad starter just wouldn't crank the engine... the key cylinder is effed up or something, check a dealer if there's any technical service bulletins about it.

 

You can change just the switch it unbolts off the key part of the switch. Or you can buy the hole switch and change key out so you keep he same key.

 

ya sounds like the electrical portion of your ignition switch is going\gone bad .. ~$45 MSRP at a dealership... not hard to replace.