1995 Honda Civic 4 cyl Automatic 150000 miles
the day before xmas i got in my car to leave and when i went to start it it started but when i let go of the key it turned off. it starts on 3 but when it kicks back to two it shuts off. if i hold the key between 2 & 3 it stays started. when i had my friend look at it a couple hours later it started and stayed started like there was no problem... of course. A little while later i got in my car to leave and IT WOULDNT STAY STARTED AGAIN! so i looked in the web everything pointed to the ignition switch, I replaced it and it was fine... so i thought! I took my car 40 miles out of town to turn in job applications I turned off my car to go into the first business and when i came back out my car was doing it again! I sat for two hours having a melt down trying to figure out what the heck to do! I had to wedge a leatherman tool between the steering colume and the dash to hold the key in place all the way home!!
I dont have money to keep replacing parts that dont need to be replaced, nor can i afford a 100.00 diagnostic to pen point the problem
please help any thoughts on what could be the problem would help sooo much! Thanks!
the day before xmas i got in my car to leave and when i went to start it it started but when i let go of the key it turned off. it starts on 3 but when it kicks back to two it shuts off. if i hold the key between 2 & 3 it stays started. when i had my friend look at it a couple hours later it started and stayed started like there was no problem... of course. A little while later i got in my car to leave and IT WOULDNT STAY STARTED AGAIN! so i looked in the web everything pointed to the ignition switch, I replaced it and it was fine... so i thought! I took my car 40 miles out of town to turn in job applications I turned off my car to go into the first business and when i came back out my car was doing it again! I sat for two hours having a melt down trying to figure out what the heck to do! I had to wedge a leatherman tool between the steering colume and the dash to hold the key in place all the way home!!
I dont have money to keep replacing parts that dont need to be replaced, nor can i afford a 100.00 diagnostic to pen point the problem
please help any thoughts on what could be the problem would help sooo much! Thanks!
Jan 1, 2010 at 6:12 PM