jim985 Member 76 Member For: 17y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley, NSW Posted 20/01/13 06:29 AM Posted 20/01/13 06:29 AM HiI went out to start my car today and the key spins freely in the barrel and nothing happens. the car does not start. There seems to be a weak click between position I and II but nothing between II and III. I did a search and found some topics on BA having similar issues but in those topics the cars all started, where as mine nothing happens at all. They also had the key springing back to the off position where as min will just sit where ever it is leftHas anyone had this issue before, or know what it is or how to fix it?cheers
bionicxr6t05 Legacy Donating Member 2,216 Member For: 15y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 20/01/13 06:45 AM Posted 20/01/13 06:45 AM The igniton switch has failed, we have a locksmith here in brisbane that fixes them for $400 but if you cant find someone to fix it youl need a new steering column, $1200 or wreckers job
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Legacy Donating Member 23,708 Member For: 18y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 20/01/13 07:50 AM Posted 20/01/13 07:50 AM Cant u just get a barrel luke ? A complete coloum is a PITA
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 20y 4m 10d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 20/01/13 07:53 AM Posted 20/01/13 07:53 AM ford only sell as complete columns and they can vary according to vin, we paid $900 for a RTV ute column only last week and just before christmas we paid near enough to $1700 for a territory column
jim985 Member 76 Member For: 17y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley, NSW Posted 20/01/13 08:17 AM Author Posted 20/01/13 08:17 AM If I was to get a replacement steering column, is it an ok DIY job?Can I use the barrel from my car and put it on the replacement steering rack to keep using the same key or doe these keys have some type of chip in them that will screw all this up.As you can probably tell I am pretty confused about this situation.Thanks for the help.
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 20y 4m 10d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 20/01/13 08:50 AM Posted 20/01/13 08:50 AM new column comes with new barrel and new keys, keys have to be programmed
bionicxr6t05 Legacy Donating Member 2,216 Member For: 15y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 20/01/13 09:42 AM Posted 20/01/13 09:42 AM If you have a flat key yes you can use your barrel, if you have the AU style key then no you cannot and the new keys need to be programmed by ford.
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Legacy Donating Member 23,708 Member For: 18y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 20/01/13 10:07 AM Posted 20/01/13 10:07 AM What a joke honestly asif they dont make it as a replaceable barrel
bionicxr6t05 Legacy Donating Member 2,216 Member For: 15y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 20/01/13 10:11 AM Posted 20/01/13 10:11 AM The barrel is replaceable the ignition switch isnt, its a part of the column
jim985 Member 76 Member For: 17y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley, NSW Posted 20/01/13 11:34 AM Author Posted 20/01/13 11:34 AM (edited) Ok so if I get a column from a wreckers, I can pull mine out, swap my barrel onto it and put it into the car. This will mean my original keys will work without the need to reprogram anything?In my town the local mechanics don't seem to like to do anything more than log book servicing, and seeing as the car wont start my options seem limited.edit: my keys are the flat type that I think are standard of BF models. The car is an 08 BF2 XR6T. Edited 20/01/13 11:36 AM by jim985
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