car wont turn off

[whiteee240]

i was wondering if any of you guys know why my car wont turn off with the key out. i also pull the negative on the battery it wont even turn off. the only way to get my car to turn off car is putting it in gear and let my clutch go out slowly to turn it off. i dont know if this has any thing to do with it but i also changed my starter yesturday.this happen before i changed my starter. btw its dohc..do you guys know whats the problem is??

thx

[smithers584]

not sure, but i know that if i changed a part and then all of a sudden my car acted weird, i would probably retrace what i did.

[broken240sx]

check ignition wiring/switch.

you can kill the motor by pulling the ignition relay in the fusebox on left side of engine bay. save your tranny...

[statik]

i was wondering if any of you guys know why my car wont turn off with the key out. i also pull the negative on the battery it wont even turn off. the only way to get my car to turn off car is putting it in gear and let my clutch go out slowly to turn it off. i dont know if this has any thing to do with it but i also changed my starter yesturday.this happen before i changed my starter. btw its dohc..do you guys know whats the problem is??

thx

FYI, the alternator provides power to the car when the engine is running, not the battery. Removing the negative battery terminal can have many adverse effects (blowing lots of electrical stuff) because you are essentially removing the cars ground. As others stated, check the ignition switch.

[Ritz S14]

Yes. Check ignition switch.

Check the wires under the columb, make sure the wires aren't exposed.

[BOROSUN]

is the engine still running w/ key off or engine off ignition still on when key off?
if the engine is still on when key is off sounds like dieseling aka carbon build up or bad timing/idle or both. but it's only happened after you installed the starter. what else did you do ?

[SpeedMonkeyInc]

I had the same problem not too long ago. Turned out to be the ECU. See if you can find a friend who will let you use theirs to test.

[whiteee240]

is the engine still running w/ key off or engine off ignition still on when key off?
if the engine is still on when key is off sounds like dieseling aka carbon build up or bad timing/idle or both. but it's only happened after you installed the starter. what else did you do ?

it happend before i put in the starter too..it only happens when i drive it for a long time. well i think it does and i didnt do anything else..

[Johnson]

I had this problem with my car couple months ago. It was my ignition switch.