Have to leave the key ignition in the On position

[Jason97GrandprixGT]

What does it mean when I have to leave the ignition in the On position and wait a few minutes for it to start up

[bobc455]

What happens if you turn the key to the "start" position?

[Jason97GrandprixGT]

No start but after I leave it in the On position for some minutes it starts up

[BillBoost37]

That is odd..

If it were fuel related, it should take more than one key on to get pressure built up. But the pump runs for 2-3 seconds at most to do that. Then it stops.

[Slick2500]

Bad ignition switch maybe.

[FordMan77]

What happens when you hit the key to try and start it? Does everything electrical go dead?

[Jason97GrandprixGT]

No.

[Jason97GrandprixGT]

But last night it did kill on me when I was just idling. All my electrical accessories was still on when it stopped running

[BillBoost37]

It turns over, but won't actually start is what you are saying. ??

are you turning the key off at all and then going forward again at all or letting it lay there for a minute and then it'll fire?

[Jason97GrandprixGT]

And I had to wait a few minutes and give it some gas to start it back up

[Jason97GrandprixGT]

I'll cut it all the way off and then turn it to the on position and let it stay for at least one minute then it will start up. It doesn't happen all the time just started today

[bobc455]

Can we put all the facts together? I can't do well with all of the tidbits all over the place.

It sounds like:
- When you turn the key, nothing happens
- If you leave the key in the "on" position for a while (at least a minute), the car will just start itself without you putting the key in the start position
- The car just shut off last night when idling, even though the key was in the "on" position and engine running

BTW what year is the car?