Chrysler Repair: ignition switch: 93 minivan, plymouth voyager, postal mail

Question
QUESTION: Hi....i have a 1993 plymouth voyager  with a 2.5......it all started when one day i notice the idiot lights would all light up when i took the key out of the ignition ...and a few days after that when i went to shut the car off it would keep running when i took the key out......i needed the car for transport so i just unplugged the coil to shut it off and had to disconnect the battery cause it was draining when it sat over night.....but i would reconnect and drive it still....well that lasted a week or 2 doing this.... then when i was at a stop sign it just quit and wouldnt restart.......can an ignition switch going bad cause all this?

ANSWER: Yes it sounds like your ignition switch is bad or the plug/wires at the switch are loose/damaged. So remove the steering column covers (screws on the under side) to gain access to the switch for inspection/replacement. First though remove the tilt lever by unscrewing it if you have a tilt wheel, and disconnect the battery. Use torx tamperproof screwdriver tip to remove. Then disconnect plugs. There are a couple of pages that show how to change out the lock cylinder so you don't have to spend money on that or new key. I can xerox copy and postal mail you those. Just use the private follow-up question option to tell me a postal mailing address.
Roland
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QUESTION: ok.....i thought that was probably it but im a novice so i figured id ask.....after reading my inquiry tho i left out one detail that might make a difference.....when i said it wouldnt start back up i was very specific....it wouldnt start back up BUT it was turning over the motor..probably still the ignition switch? and the lock cylinder issue i found a video that walks u thru it on line for a plymouth so ill try that if i have problems ill get back to you for the zeorox....thatnks for ur help Roland ....and i rated u as well

Answer
Hi Ray,
There are 4 separate switch 'sections' in the ignition switch of which one is for the starter motor. That section appears to work, but maybe not one or more of the others. Those 3 are on pins 2,5,6 of the switch plug (dark blue, black/orange, black/white wires, respectively). Chect to see if you show 12v compared to ground on all 3 of those wires when the switch is in the 'run' position. If so, then the problem is not the switch.
Roland