# 96 Taurus electrical **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 30, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-taurus-electrical/17435 "2008-07-30T16:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![groovygma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@groovygma](https://community.cartalk.com/u/groovygma)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-taurus-electrical/17435/1 "2008-07-30T16:04:20Z")
Have been having to jump car off some-usually in AM but not always. Now the ignition switch turns without clicking and the dash lights stay on all the time-even when the key is removed. Car won’t start at all. Replaced the ingition switch w/o fixing the problem. It’s like having the key always in the on position. ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-taurus-electrical/17435/2 "2008-07-30T16:21:57Z")
The ignition switch is two parts: the switch, and the lock. Whichever part you changed, you need to change the other part. Here is a picture of the ignition switch: [http://www.autozone.com/R,677999/vehicleId,2142501/initialAction,partProductDetail/store,1140/partType,00189/shopping/partProductDetail.htm](http://www.autozone.com/R,677999/vehicleId,2142501/initialAction,partProductDetail/store,1140/partType,00189/shopping/partProductDetail.htm) ---
**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-taurus-electrical/17435/3 "2008-07-30T18:39:28Z")
Unplug the ignition switch. Do the dash lights go off? If so, the problem is with the switch, the lock, or the linkage between the two.