Car tries to start hooking up battery with keys on floor

Tiny
STUPIDWITHWIRES
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  • FORD ESCORT
94 Ford Escort 1.9 liter 100,000 miles
when hooking up the battery the car tries to start with the keys on the floor. What would cause this problem?
Sunday, March 12th, 2006 AT 2:07 PM

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Tiny
PEPPERMRJ
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Bad ignition switch. Is the lock cylinder loose and sloppy?

Did you rewire anything lately? Just going with your screen name idea. :)

good luck and let us know. :
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Sunday, March 12th, 2006 AT 7:52 PM

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