[durtkillon]

My 94 Tip Coupe often dings after I take the key out and it's been fun trying to find the cause. I think there is a problem detecting whether the key is still in the ignition switch because the dinging will go away if I put the key back in turn it back and forth, then take it out. Has anybody else had this happen? I wonder if the ignition switch is bad. Does anybody know how it detects whether there is a key in or not? I thought I might shoot a dab of contact cleaner in there to see if it's a corrosion or dried grease issue.

I also discovered that if my blinkers are on after I take my key out, it will also ding. That one left me in the parking lot for 10 minutes before I figured it out. Should I go hunt for a grounding issue or is this the normal?

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[rxter]

It will ding if you have your fogs on as well. I do that one all the time.

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[DaveN]

Yea but his goes away if he puts the key in and out a few times so prob no the fogs. I would heavily be on the contacts inside the ignition switch are getting all grimy after years of key metal dust. Get a can of GFC Electrical contact cleaner (or equiv - no residue) and soak it a few times.

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[durtkillon]

Strange, my car does not ding if the fogs are on. If I leave the headlights out, it dings, but the lights actually turn off. When I have the ignition problem, the little red triangular gear indicator on the VDO guage also stays lit. I just shot the ignition with contact cleaner. We'll see if that helps.

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[marazas]

My ignition lock has been destroyed and I notice that is the lock (or part of the ignition switch) does not jump back towards the driver and I get the ding. It stays pressed in and does not understand that the key is out. Try to pull out your key faster and see if that helps...

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[durtkillon]

It's been four days since I shot the ignition switch with contact cleaner and no more dinging! That was way too easy. I swear that stuff is one of the best tools I own (bottle opener excluded).

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[durtkillon]

I spoke too soon. The dinger gremlin is back [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img] . I think I need a new ignition switch. I'm thinking there is a spring in there that is just worn out and does not turn the switch off when the key is out.

Ignition switches seem pretty cheap. Does anybody have experience re-keying them?

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