I bought this car about 6 or 7 months ago, when i got it it ran good , and didnt notice any light sor anything on the dash.. The next day the engine light, and brake light was on. I live in Maryland and Maryland has one of the strictest inspections in the US of A, no bullsh..t. So anyway, we had to get both front wheel-barons fixed to get the friggin brake light off ok, then come to find out, the engine light is on because the catylic converter is bad. Now the IAT snesor code is coming up on the diagnostic tester. I changed the sensor and didnt take the code off, so now i am gonna have to get the connection to the IAT sensor fixed and that could be bad anywhere on that wire, So prolly another few hundered bucks. We have put appoximately 13-1,400 bucks into this car since we got it. After almost 2 months of driving it we got it through inspeection, i got the light to come off for that at the moment, but afterwards the guy told me my intake-gasket was bad and it would be ok for right now most likely but it would most deff need to be fixed as soon as i could get it fixed. Well i let it go for about another month, maybe a month and a half and by that time, the antifreeze in the excess tank where you pour it in at was completely black like oil, i mean if you stuck your finger in there your finger was black with oil, apparently the oil was leaking into the anitfreeze, which was a good thing because usually the anitfreeze leaks into the oil but it was other way around, if it did do the other thing we would have had a head-gasket go also. Well we had got it fixed and got a great deal from a friend of a friend and payed 400 dollars instead of the usual 700-900. I had to get 2 tires, new battery before we could even drive the first time, but like i said before it seemed great when we first got it, but i also did not know how assinine maryland inspection was either. New windshield-wipers, new hazard switch, one of the door switches still dont work, fixed one of them, had to fix the windshield washer fluid motor thingy underneath the resevoir. Got a new coil-pack cause one of the plugs was rusted and worn down to nothing basically, and a couple little minor things like tale light, shifter internal light bulb, and that was a pain in the *** people , getting to that damn thing, lol. This is just a little summary of what i have gone through with this car since we have had it, but my fiance will not sell the damn thing, grrrrrr.
Anybody with a solution or advice for me on my first question up top would be most appreciated. Any feed-back period would be great, thanks everybody. RJWould a ignition switch cause the key to not turn all the way off?
Now you know why you should always have the vehicle inspected by a qualified mechanic before buying it.
As far as the ignition problem, have you checked the park indicator in the transmission? If it does not fully engage in park, the key will not turn completely off.
Can you remove the key from the ignition? If so, it is an electrical issue, not a mechanical issue.Would a ignition switch cause the key to not turn all the way off?
i have a 03 chevy malibu and my key wont turn all the way off.i my problem was no my inigtion switch it was the shifter it gets stuck so i just lubricated and works good now and my key would go all the way off try that. http://www.sparkys-answers.com/search/label/Chevrolet go down to 05 chevy inpala
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Would a ignition switch cause the key to not turn all the way off?go all the way down to 2005 Chevrolet Impala Ignition Key Will Not Turn All The Way Off and its similar to malibu..
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