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[Dave Elite]

Hello all. The wife took the mig to work this morning. When she came out tonight it wouldnt start, she got a lift home with a work colleague. I havent been to look at it. She says the engine makes no attemp to start (doesnt turn over) but all the lights come on, radio etc. Might this be a selector switch problem? ie the car thinks its in drive? its a 3.0  Any help appreciated.

[cem_devecioglu]

if the battery voltage is not adequate miggy doesnt bother turning , check battery and connections first imo..

[DaveL]

Could well be. Also possibly earth wire off engine or problem with ignition switch or starter motor. :-?

[Dave Elite]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to take a good battery with me tomorrow. Any other suggestions?

[doug4293]

put ur foot on the brake and handbrake on, when u turn the key move the gearstick from park all the way down  and back again,while turning the key, it might just be the selector switch has moved/ came loose, from its normal position, causing it to think its not in park or neutral, mine did this after changing the selector switch and i had to nudge the gear stick ever so slightly for the car to turn.

[Dave Elite]

Thanks, She (the wife) got a lift into work this morning and she's going to give that a try. I'm going tonight if it doesnt start today. Anything else I should check?

[Entwood]

Check the lights on the selector switch, then ONLY light that should be on is the actual selected gear..... if the selector itself is starting to fail a common fault is for all/or most, of the lights to come on at random. Often fixable by a goodly clean, but many folks go for a known good "scrapper"

HTH

[Dave Elite]

Check the lights on the selector switch, then ONLY light that should be on is the actual selected gear..... if the selector itself is starting to fail a common fault is for all/or most, of the lights to come on at random. Often fixable by a goodly clean, but many folks go for a known good "scrapper"

HTH

Thanks is there anything else you can think of that can cause these simptoms?

[david036]

Had a very similar one on our 3.0.  It turned out to be operator error!!!!  The wife kept trying to start it in drive!!!

[Dave Elite]

Had a very similar one on our 3.0.  It turned out to be operator error!!!!  The wife kept trying to start it in drive!!!

I'm hoping thats all it is, but she insists that she had in park.

[Dave Elite]

put you are foot on the brake and handbrake on, when u turn the key move the gearstick from park all the way down  and back again,while turning the key, it might just be the selector switch has moved/ came loose, from its normal position, causing it to think its not in park or neutral, mine did this after changing the selector switch and i had to nudge the gear stick ever so slightly for the car to turn.

I emailed this to my wife. She put the ignition on and took it through the gears, and it started! thank fook for that. Thanks for all the help everyone

[Pitchfork]

Had a very similar one on our 3.0.  It turned out to be operator error!!!!  The wife kept trying to start it in drive!!!

...so not hardware, software but Wetware problem!