Ignition key getting too hot

JOSEEC

MEMBER
HYUNDAI

My daughter has a Hyundai Elantra 2000, which did not start last night. She brought it
In to the local Hyundai dealer and after they did their diagnostic they said it was a bad
battery. They replaced it and the car started up fine and my daughter drove it way. When she stop at home and turned off the ignition she found out that the ignition and the key were too hot even to touch it. Before the battery replacement the ignition was fine. What could have gone wrong by installing a new baterry?

Thanks

Josee Reis

1 Reply

MIKE H R

MECHANIC
3,094 POSTS

Just by reading your post I would like to know, had the old battery been doing this before. With the ignition switch getting hot there could be a high voltage draw through the switch or the switch could have a short. Check all the wires to see if any are getting too hot.