It it possible that the electric part of the ignition switch is starting to fail - but it is also possible that there is a fault with the the ring antenna that communicates with the chip in the key.

Try the following
- with the ignition turned on and the radio operating lower the right side sun visor and open the mirror slot to turn on the vanity lamp.

If you then get some odd faults (radio goes off, or some warning indicators in the instrument cluster) then it is the ignition switch.

Otherwise I would more suspect the ring antenna. That would need to be addressed by a dealer.

Cheers
Jim Cash

• No Start! - Keith in VA 2008-05-16 14:47:45 (169 views)
  • Back to No Start! - Keith in VA 2008-06-11 12:33:07 (69 views)
    • Re: Back to No Start! - jimcash 2008-06-12 21:32:18 (70 views)
    • Re: Back to No Start! - Keith in VA 2008-06-12 19:43:26 (92 views)
      • Different fix - Keith in VA 2008-06-13 12:34:01 (79 views)
  • Fixed! It was the ignition switch. (nt) - Keith in VA 2008-06-01 20:10:58 (130 views)
    • Outstanding! I'm glad that we were able to help! (nt) - davidc 2008-06-06 17:53:33 (68 views)
  • May have found the problem. - Keith in VA 2008-05-20 14:33:08 (103 views)
    • Re: May have found the problem. - jimcash 2008-05-20 15:59:35 (124 views)
      • You could just replace the ign switch anwway. - kiwijochen 2008-05-27 03:01:06 (82 views)
        • Sounds like a good idea, I'll check out E38.org. (nt) - Keith in VA 2008-05-27 14:42:50 (59 views)
      • Tried it, no odd faults. (nt) - Keith in VA 2008-05-22 14:45:08 (58 views)
  • Re: No Start! - santed 2008-05-17 21:40:53 (80 views)
  • Have you noticed any other intermittent electrical problems? (url) - davidc 2008-05-16 16:23:39 (98 views)
    • No, everything else is fine. (nt) - Keith in VA 2008-05-17 08:32:13 (70 views)