Ive been stressed for the last three days with these car, thought i had to waste money on tow. Did that ignition switch trick but turning it quick. Worked! Turned on just needs a new one. I want to cry and hug you. Life has been rough.
Would you know, does the small Signal Wire from the Starter Motor Solenoid lead directly to this Ignition Switch? also, whats that splice into that main harness loom? i think i need to do something like that. my Signal wire is not giving 12V to start, but if i jump the 2 posts it'll start...
What's the best way to determine if it's the switch? I have an 08 escape that is not starting and I've checked battery starter and relay, all are good but the vehicle initially had a problem where it sometimes wouldn't crank unless you pressed firmly toward the column with the key before turning it. I'm trying to figure out at this point what needs to be replaced and my search has led me to this video
Probably gonna be the switch if any type of pressure or key jiggling makes a difference on whether it starts or not. If u can get it to the point where it’s consistently not starting, have someone hold the key to the start position (while the problem persists) and test to see if it’s sending voltage at the starter relay 👍
@@FerKurl yes today I checked voltage at the starter and relay. I get the voltage at relay and I have constant voltage at starter but it doesnt fire the starter when ignition turns. Now ive discovered that my anti theft light is flashing when I try to start it. I tried reset the anti theft and no fix. When I bought it the power steering was failed and the previous owner said he had a new steering angle sensor installed. I tried replacing the electric motor and that did not fix it, so I'm beginning to wonder if the two issues may be related , and if I understand correctly then either a problem in the steering column or pcm could potentially cause both problems but I admit this my first encounter with this model vehicle and my first experience working around electric power steering or with ford in general, it's giving me a challenge though
@pECULIAR gYPSY yes I did, the anti theft system had tripped and I ended up having to reset it and then I changed out the whole steering column and kept my original ignition switch
@@evolantics9318 was this something you were able to do on your own to reset the anti theft? I think that's going on with my Ford escape. And it wasn't really clear why you replace the rest of the column. Why was that necessary?
Hey There.. Not sure if you've got your ignition fixed yet or not it's been 2 weeks since you posted. If you install a new switch you "WILL" need the key to unlock the steering wheel. Today is Saturday March 11 and I'm about to go out and finish the install. It's to bad youtube wouldn't allow us to post either a pic or short vid in the comment section it would sure help
Ive been stressed for the last three days with these car, thought i had to waste money on tow. Did that ignition switch trick but turning it quick. Worked! Turned on just needs a new one. I want to cry and hug you. Life has been rough.
glad it helped dude
Man I looked through 20 videos you help me so much took me 20 I want to say thank you this is the most help I ever got
How did this man get 54 thousand views and 339 likes as of now. That isn't right. Give the man a like.
Excellent video! Thank you for that!
Thank you! This video was extremely helpful right down to the size of the screw heads.
Thank you so much dude! You saved me a grip of money and it on my took an hour and a half. Thanks again, bro!
Very helpful. Thank you very much. Although, I did not need to take the multi functional switch out. I just loosened it.
EXTREMELY Helpful 🙌🏼
Thank you for the instruction. FYI the 2 #20 screws are both on the left side of the blinker arm.
You should have shown more of what your doing. I enjoy it
I do what I can on the fly. Thx for watching
Hey but I guess I seen enough. I just finished up with my 2012 Ford Escape. Took about 38 minutes total. Thanks
Thanks for video I'm gna try this my 05 escape doin the same thing
Just had ignition switch housing replaced on 2010 ford escape. Car is cranking but no start. Battery and starter tested good. Any ideas?
Would you know, does the small Signal Wire from the Starter Motor Solenoid lead directly to this Ignition Switch? also, whats that splice into that main harness loom? i think i need to do something like that. my Signal wire is not giving 12V to start, but if i jump the 2 posts it'll start...
Do I need to program the key if I get the whole ignition with keys from a junkyard
What is the metal key pin that goes into the ignition switch called?!?
What's the best way to determine if it's the switch? I have an 08 escape that is not starting and I've checked battery starter and relay, all are good but the vehicle initially had a problem where it sometimes wouldn't crank unless you pressed firmly toward the column with the key before turning it. I'm trying to figure out at this point what needs to be replaced and my search has led me to this video
Probably gonna be the switch if any type of pressure or key jiggling makes a difference on whether it starts or not. If u can get it to the point where it’s consistently not starting, have someone hold the key to the start position (while the problem persists) and test to see if it’s sending voltage at the starter relay 👍
@@FerKurl yes today I checked voltage at the starter and relay. I get the voltage at relay and I have constant voltage at starter but it doesnt fire the starter when ignition turns. Now ive discovered that my anti theft light is flashing when I try to start it. I tried reset the anti theft and no fix. When I bought it the power steering was failed and the previous owner said he had a new steering angle sensor installed. I tried replacing the electric motor and that did not fix it, so I'm beginning to wonder if the two issues may be related , and if I understand correctly then either a problem in the steering column or pcm could potentially cause both problems but I admit this my first encounter with this model vehicle and my first experience working around electric power steering or with ford in general, it's giving me a challenge though
@@evolantics9318 did you ever figure out the problem?
@pECULIAR gYPSY yes I did, the anti theft system had tripped and I ended up having to reset it and then I changed out the whole steering column and kept my original ignition switch
@@evolantics9318 was this something you were able to do on your own to reset the anti theft? I think that's going on with my Ford escape. And it wasn't really clear why you replace the rest of the column. Why was that necessary?
If lost my keys how can I get it working! Some people are telling me that I will be needing a chip in the ignition switch to get it to run??
Hey There.. Not sure if you've got your ignition fixed yet or not it's been 2 weeks since you posted. If you install a new switch you "WILL" need the key to unlock the steering wheel. Today is Saturday March 11 and I'm about to go out and finish the install. It's to bad youtube wouldn't allow us to post either a pic or short vid in the comment section it would sure help
Thanks so much 😊
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If that switch is bad, will it mess the computer up so gages go crazy. Thanks, great video.
Possibly
What should this cost to repair?
I just paid $65.00 + tax at AutoZone for that switch. =)
thanks
Getting that bottom cover back in was by far the toughest and most time-consuming part of the job.
I just pulled the lever and it made it a lot easier. It was more annoying before that
Dude tell me about it took me 3 minutes to replace the piece and nearly 30 to put the damn thing back on!!
can you start car without fix so i can drive to mechanic ?
This is really only temporary from my experience. I wanna say I did it almost two years ago and it's gone bad again. Motorcraft part too :/
Why is labor so high on this?
There's a video that makes this look 10 times faster and less invasive
You didnt have to reace the entire ignition lock cylinder
FIRST!