# 93 ford escort **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 14, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-ford-escort/72411 "2012-05-14T02:00:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seanoswald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@seanoswald](https://community.cartalk.com/u/seanoswald)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-ford-escort/72411/1 "2012-05-14T02:00:31Z")
my car stopped starting. when you turn the key i hear a buzzing noise from dash, but nothing else. tried replacing ignition switch, no result. removed starter had it tested, passed. checked battery, passed. dont know what to try next. any ideas would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![nyeguys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nyeguys](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nyeguys)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-ford-escort/72411/2 "2012-05-14T04:07:55Z")
I’d look at the stater relay ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-ford-escort/72411/3 "2012-05-14T19:20:47Z")
Is the buzzing sound the normal buzzing that occurs whenever the key is on and the engine is not running? Or is the buzzing ONLY occurring when the key is turned to the START position? Possibly you have a problem with the neutral start switch or clutch switch. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-ford-escort/72411/4 "2012-05-14T20:01:21Z")
Don’t forget the battery cables. Are they clean, capable of carrying a few hundred amps?