# 2009 Ford Escape - It wasn't the ignition switch

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-it-wasnt-the-ignition-switch/178723>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [August 14, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-it-wasnt-the-ignition-switch/178723 "2021-08-14T09:12:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jim49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/51bf81/32.png) [@jim49](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jim49)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-it-wasnt-the-ignition-switch/178723/1 "2021-08-14T09:12:51Z")

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sometimes it starts and all panal lights go ondrives fine then i park it and it wont start for about 3 days statts up then dose the same .replaced igniton swich .dose same thing.

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-it-wasnt-the-ignition-switch/178723/2 "2021-08-14T14:14:20Z")

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When it won’t start get it towed to a good mechanic.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-it-wasnt-the-ignition-switch/178723/3 "2021-08-14T14:20:28Z")

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A mechanic should have the correct (dose ) for this problem.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-it-wasnt-the-ignition-switch/178723/4 "2021-08-14T14:52:19Z")

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The next time it doesn’t start, shift the transmission into neutral and then see if it starts.

If it starts, there’s a problem with the park/neutral safety switch.

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/a/ba60ca7b7f1fac036765a2e1aa33e43cd9b39cdd.png)

Tester

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-it-wasnt-the-ignition-switch/178723/5 "2021-08-14T15:16:08Z")

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Have you cleaned and tightened the battery connections and tested the battery? Are the battery cables in good shape?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-ford-escape-it-wasnt-the-ignition-switch/178723/6 "2021-08-15T00:48:47Z")

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By “won’t start” do you mean you don’t hear that rrr rrr rrr sound? Or do you hear that sound ok, but it won’t catch and run? fyi: Replacing the ignition switch for either of these cases rarely works.