1991 Ford Tempo Car trouble

1991 FORD TEMPO
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KRHUNT70
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1991 Ford Tempo

My car wont shut off even after I have turned the ignition and taken the key out. I have to pull the battery cable to get the car to turn off. The car starts just fine. What is wrong and how do I fix it?
Oct 17, 2010 at 5:52 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Could be dieseling/run on -throttle plate is not completely closing/high idle or the ignition switch is defective
Oct 17, 2010 at 6:00 PM
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FIXITMR
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like when did it start doing this? was it fine before? was previous tinkering done on it? when you shut it off, does it run smooth or funny/jerky rough?
Oct 17, 2010 at 7:10 PM
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