Re: Unusual Inertia Switch Malfunction

[jtrealty@xxxx]

Since the car won't run with the switch disconnected but the switch 
won't shut the engine off it would seem the switch is defective. It 
should have a patch of white paint on it but even if it does I would 
replace it and move it to a spot foward of the bonnet release so you 
don't kick it or knock the wires off of it again. The white paint 
would indicate that the switch was replaced in a recall campaign just 
for the reason yours now isn't working correctly. Don't forget the 
switch when wired properly is also supposed to unlock the doors at the 
same time it stops the fuel pump and eventually the motor. This is a 
critical piece of safety equipment and the federal government saw fit 
to require an expensive recall to save lives in the event of a 
serious accident so don't tamper with it and if it isn't working 
correctly it is in YOUR best interests to make sure it is functioning 
correctly.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, shirazcupala@xxxx wrote:
> I had an interesting thing happen a few weeks ago that I'll share as 
> FYI and ask for your advice on.
> 
> I drive my D every day. One morning I went to start it and it just 
> wouldn't start. Kept turning over but never catching. After a day 
> and a half of worrying but not really even moving the car, I finally 
> remembered to check on the intertia switch. Well the plunger was