C4 no start

[Grant Lenahan]

incorrect.  I know why you say that, but still - incorrect.

The switch has many failure modes - one is truly insidious and appears to all the world like an immobilizer.

Grant
On Feb 6, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso wrote:

> If it was an ignition switch, the car would start.  You wouldn't have
> directionals, lights, heat/ac, wipers, horn...
> 
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Steve Meyer wrote:
>>> Would the car shut down while running if it's the ignition switch? It
>> had
>> been > driving just fine and when I stopped at the stop sign it died.
>> 
>> I don't know. That's never happened to me, and I've had to replace
>> a few ignition switches. But when they get flaky, my guess is anything
>> is possible.
>> 
>> --
>> Kent McLean
>> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
>> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
>> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
>> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"
>> 
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