Longshot40
New Member
This is a friend's vehicle. Its a 2004 Navigator.
It had to be jumped due to no start. She took it to Advance Auto Parts to test the battery. The battery was bad, so she bought a new one and replaced it herself. Afterwards, there is no power to anything with the key turned to any position. The aftermarket car alarm works. I checked the battery cables for corrosion and for connection and everything is solid there. Going to do my due diligence and check the cables a little further and check fuses, but this seems like an ignition switch issue to me. New battery has 12.7 volts. Not sure what else it could be unless there is some weird anti-theft thing going on. I don't know much about anti-theft systems, but I am under the impression that they usually just prevent start or disable after start, but don't completely shut everything down. Am I missing something here? Also, anyone know if the steering column shroud can be removed easily without pulling the steering wheel? Thanks.
It had to be jumped due to no start. She took it to Advance Auto Parts to test the battery. The battery was bad, so she bought a new one and replaced it herself. Afterwards, there is no power to anything with the key turned to any position. The aftermarket car alarm works. I checked the battery cables for corrosion and for connection and everything is solid there. Going to do my due diligence and check the cables a little further and check fuses, but this seems like an ignition switch issue to me. New battery has 12.7 volts. Not sure what else it could be unless there is some weird anti-theft thing going on. I don't know much about anti-theft systems, but I am under the impression that they usually just prevent start or disable after start, but don't completely shut everything down. Am I missing something here? Also, anyone know if the steering column shroud can be removed easily without pulling the steering wheel? Thanks.