2003 no start, no crank

[Derek]

2003 will not even crank,only some dash lights come on.The lights will not turn off switch does nothing

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[biddle]

"the lights will not turn off" What lights?

 

[Gus Gutz]

Maybe a new battery? Is this a daily driver?

 

[Derek]

battery brand new ,,someone told me I need a new cluster

 

[Frankie the Fink]

Make absolutely sure your gearshift is ALL the way in PARK position.

 

[Derek]

it is....another strange thing is headlights parks will not turn off even using switch,,,also only bag light is lite up on the cluster

 

[Mach5]

Make absolutely sure your gearshift is ALL the way in PARK position.

Yes! Even move the shifter out of Park and then back into Park- firmly. (Will these crank in Neutral?)

 

[The Flash]

after you make sure all is in park, then have the battery tested. how old is the battery?

 

[RDH]

2003 will not even crank, only some dash lights come on. The lights will not turn off switch does nothing

Could be alternator

 

[TXBluebird]

Two other possibilities:

- The Passive Antitheft System is not reading the key chip. I don't think this is it because you'd have more idiot lights and it would not affect the function of the headlights.
- The Powertrain Control Module (or possibly one of the other control modules) has failed. I'm uncertain there are reliable symptoms of this.

If you have an OBD reader, I recommend trying to pull error codes.

 

[Aquarius]

2003 will not even crank,only some dash lights come on.The lights will not turn off switch does nothing

I a
m having the same problem with my 2003 Tbird. Took to the garage and was told the shifter shaft seal was leaking into the transmission range sensor. The car was not detecting being in park. Had switch replaced and worked for two days and the problem started again. The shop is going to replace the replacement hopefully I just got a faulty switch.