Need help fast!

[Londerville]

I got home from work tonight, put the car in park, turned the key to the off position and pulled it out, to my surprize the car just kept on running. So i put it back in the ignition and tried again. No luck. WHen i take the key out the gauges drop like the car is turned off and the steering wheel locks up but the engine just keeps on going. I can even give it gas and sure enough it revs right up. I ended up pulling a fuse to shut it down finally. Anybody have this happen to them or know of anything that could be causeing this?

Jason

[Fatstang]

No one can help Jason?
This had to happen to someone before?

[upngo50]

sounds like either something wrong with the solenoid or starter itself. Try the solenoid first. It is only like 7 bucks. Sounds strange I know, but I had stranger.

[dufkis]

More info needed like year/motor

[Greg@GLD]

The solenoid only engages the starter circuit. It sounds like an ignition switch problem to me. Something is still feeding the circuits to the ignition and fuel system and EEC, so what else is there but the ignition circuit?

If this is an emergency that you need to solve so you can drive to work, wire a switch thru that fuse, just make sure the fuel pump relays are shutting off with the engine. Don't try disconnecting the battery while the car is running, that's bad news.

You should be able to trace the circuit thru the ignition switch, I suspect a segment of it has shorted.

[Londerville]

Its a 1999 Gt.

Well, I took it to an autobody place this morning. We tore apart the dash and unplugged the ignition module under there. We ended up finding some wires that had been cut and taped back together. There was also some under the hood in the fender that had been spliced together. He thinks there may have been a remote starter installed on this car at one point in time. Once we put it all back together it worked fine again. The longer i own this car the more **** i find wrong with it. I'm never buying from that dealership again. Next car i'm buying new so i don't have to find all kinds of nice surprises.

Anyways, Thanx for the help guys.

Jason

[Greg@GLD]

I knew it had to be something like that. Glad you got it solved man...!

[TheRealStubot]

I had this happen to me with an Escort. It was a wiring harness problem.