Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:24:04 GMT From: Steve Crowe <scrowenospamink.net> Subject: Re: Engine keeps running
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:45:04 +0000 (UTC), "The Brown & Ollis-Brown Family" <bbrown1664email-newsgroupsnospamo.co.uk> wrote: >My father has just bought a 1997 9000 2.3t CSE and it has a strange problem. > >If the headlight switch is in the off position, the ignition key switch >works fine. >If the headlights are on, when you switch the key off and even take the key >out, the engine keeps running. > >Any ideas? > >Bob > Bob, I have seen this problem a couple of times before. The headlight switch has short and back feeds the ignition switch. Remove the headlight switch and I bet the car works fine. In both cases, replacement of the headlight switch was the fix. Good Luck, Steve Crowe, Saab Master Tech