URGENT HELP NEEDED.

Weirdest thing happened yesterday. When i started the car it wouldnt start. Everything seems to be ok, only when I hold the key in the ignition with my hand. As soon as I let go the key, engine shuts down. It does start and drives but only when I hold the key manually in the ignition. It does sound like an electrical problem. Please Help.

 

i remember this topic came up a while ago... but i could not find it again.. i hope that person on here sees this and can reply to u...

 

Could it be an electrical/mechanical problem in the thing you stick the key into (my vocab is killing me right now), I believe that's what ti was whne it cme up last.

 

Seems like there's something wrong with the ignition switch or wirings in the ignition switch. If that's the only way to keep the car running, that's gotta be it.

My '90 Accord just wouldn't start one day and left me stranded. Thank goodness it was in a parking lot. All it did was turning over but wouldn't start. We did some diagnosing and found it was the ignitor inside the distributor. But that's just some random notes.