Thread: Ignition switch trouble, climate control

Here is the deal, i have an issue with my gtp 2001. It's intermittent, but it make me angry as **** lol.

Sometime when i start my car,with the climate control on position 1 2 3 or 4, my automatic headlights are not working, my DIC,defrost,and climate control neighter. And then, sometime 10 minutes later or 2 or 5,i hear something Under my sterring column make click click, and then all of this start to work fine, but if i turn off the car i have the same issue to deal with.
Also, if i put my climate control on position 5 before turning my key ton "on" position, all the stuff is working well (i heard there were a protention on this so the 5 position bypass a relay etc etc) and by that, it's a half an half chance if i turn the button to lower position,all the things ( headlights,DIC,climate,defrost ... ) will shut down..

NOW, on the net, it all come to one response, the ignition switch, can someone confirm this?, and if so, does someone have a picture of it in place, and is it true it's corrosion on the pins and i just have to clean the pins?

i'm about to put the car on fire since i'm tired of this haha Help please

I have the same symptoms as you; started about 2 months ago. Very random and only done it 4-5 times. I also have wipers that will come on then off randomly on their own, and when they are on intermittent, sometimes they wipers stop working and I have to turn them to hi then back to intermittent for them to work properly again.

With that being said, the common denominator is the MFS, and I am confident that it is the problem. I bought a new one last week and will be installing it when the rain stops, hopefully in the next few weeks. I believe the issue with the MFS is the contacts get corroded and/or deteriorate.

Here is some info that I am using on:
http://chrisb.users.superford.org/Gr.../Projects/MFS/
http://www.clubgp.com/cgi-asp/mods.asp?modid=141
http://www.clubgp.com/cgi-asp/mods.asp?modid=178

what is MFS ?

multi function switch. aka the turn signal stalk with cc on it and the wiper delay, and high beams.

don't think that this multi fonction switch is related to my trouble with the climate control..

someone else have another idea?

thx a lot, you don't have a write up with pictures don't you? it would help me a lot

http://www.sparkys-answers.com/2009/...-changing.html they are all pretty much the same if this is not your year car.

Sounds like I may have to get a new ignition switch as well. Yay!

thx, that is helping a lot, think i'm going to replace it since the harness does not cost much