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- Bremerton
- State
- WA
- Country
- United States
- What I Drive
- 2019 Fiesta
Hello,
I love my Fiesta so I hate it is doing this.
But over the past couple weeks, my Fiesta has suddenly had issues starting. Like I put my key in the ignition, and it makes a funny noise (like a dying cat) and the dash goes dark.
But then I open the door and close it again, and it'll start up just fine. I checked the battery with a multimeter and it came back normal. It's holding a charge etc.
I did remove the battery and clean and reconnect the terminal connectors so those aren't loose.
Now, to complicated matters, when I bought this used, it came with an RV tow kit (complete with tow bars and plug in) to tow behind an RV. But as part of that, I think it has an ignition interrupt wired in and I'm wondering if that is what's making a mess of my ignition, especially since that wiring is more exposed to the water and such from the road than the rest of the wiring system.
I love my Fiesta so I hate it is doing this.
But over the past couple weeks, my Fiesta has suddenly had issues starting. Like I put my key in the ignition, and it makes a funny noise (like a dying cat) and the dash goes dark.
But then I open the door and close it again, and it'll start up just fine. I checked the battery with a multimeter and it came back normal. It's holding a charge etc.
I did remove the battery and clean and reconnect the terminal connectors so those aren't loose.
Now, to complicated matters, when I bought this used, it came with an RV tow kit (complete with tow bars and plug in) to tow behind an RV. But as part of that, I think it has an ignition interrupt wired in and I'm wondering if that is what's making a mess of my ignition, especially since that wiring is more exposed to the water and such from the road than the rest of the wiring system.