Starting issue

[00SVT]

The problem we are having is when you go to start the car with the key. The lights will come on, the radio will work while in the on position. It takes a few turns of the key before it will start. We added a aftermarket remote start last year. It will start up normal when using that feature. No anti theft lights, the fuel gauge reads empty when the tank just got filled. Not sure if anybody has had a similar issue and could share there findings.

 

[C420sailor]

I’d go through the remote start install thoroughly. They often have you use low quality tap-ins or similar connectors.

Lights and radio come on in the accessory position, I believe. I don’t have a schematic in front of me, but it sounds like the accessory stuff is triggering, but the ON stuff isn’t triggering.

Once again, check your wiring in the vicinity of the remote start install.

 

[XLTrunner]

I've been reading up on PATS while considering what to do about my ignition lock and key and just read where after-market remote starts can cause issues with the anti-theft and truck not starting.

 

[C420sailor]

Did your ignition lock go? Mine did a few years back. Replaced with an OEM one, kept my key, not a bad job at all.

 

[J_C]

It may be possible that you have dodgy, intermittent wiring so I would check all connections disturbed to put the remote start in.

Otherwise, it seems more like your ignition switch is worn and needs replaced, or you could try opening it and cleaning the contacts. If it's snap together plastic, I'd warm it up to soften the old/brittle plastic before trying to open it if you go that route, but it could have unrecoverable wear elsewhere.

If the PATS antitheft were the cause, it should be rapidly blinking the dash light when that causes a failure to start, and it would still crank in that condition. Ford's PATS2 does not disable the starter on 2nd gen Explorers.

 

[00SVT]

Turned out to be the Ignition switch. Spent more time trying to get the cylinder back in. But finally got it all back together. Been a week and no more issues have showed.

 

[J_C]

Good to know it's fixed.

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[donalds]

Good to know it's fixed.

Did you realize that imageshack is blocking the pic in your sig now so all we see is a blurry version with a photobucket logo over it?

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