cousin has a 96 GLE. starts only when it wants to. when we turn the key to start we hear a click and if we get lucky it cracks and turns on. he took it to some mechanics said it was the ignition key or switch. any one know where exactly its located. ive looked tho the FSM. cant seem to find its location. and if you guys know how much it goes for?

thanks for the help.

 

Ignition swtich for sure.

Its a $25 part, pull the steering cover plastic off and its held on by 2 screws under the column. Unplugs and takes about 5 min to change. They usually fail and show there weak points when it gets hot out.

-matt

 

any idea where i can get it?

 

Any local auto parts store with carry it.

-matt

 

autozone = #1

 

thanks. will try pepboys since thats the closest to me.

 

you should call first, due to the fact that i went to pep boys once and they said they didn't carry it in most of the south florida stores. Plus, i think $50 is a bargain at autozone

 

yea. i told my cousin to do it. since its his car. just helpin him out with it.

whats surprising is that. my sister as a 96 also and she dosnt have any kinda problems like this.

is this switch a common problem on the 4th gens?

 

mine kinda does it. sometimes it won't do anything for a couple seconds then it will start cranking. i also had this problem with my g20. sometimes it wouldn't even crank and sometimes it would...

 

been reading a lot of these forums, many have starting issues that is associated with the switch

 

what can cause this to go bad?

 

Its just a part that wears out. The connections get used and used and slowly just fail.

-matt

 

thanks guys. just replaced it. in the dark and it actually works. ended up getting it from autozone they where the only ones with it in stock.

 

SCORE!
Autozone carries everything.
Doesn't it now feel weird that ur car starts right away? When it happended to me and i fixed it, i was like "Wow, did it start already!?"

 

it wasnt mine. it was my cousins 4th gen.

i personally have a 3rd gen. didnt have this problem in the 13 years. but the tranny is gone so i am parting it rite now. tho my sister has a 4th gen and dosnt have this problem and my bro's 6th gen i to new. just waiting for the new nissan quality. goshn(sp) and his cost cutting tactics.

yea my cousin is happy now that his car starts and dosnt have to connect some a wire to the postive side from batt to starter.