I've been searching through old posts trying to find an answer for this one, but so far have come up short. Several talk about the issue, but I haven't seen once that solved it yet.

Anyway, my '99 SVT will not turn over. The battery has been charged, all the electrical systems work, I can hear the fuel pump cycle. But it doesn't crank over. When I turn the key from run to start, there is no change. The car has been stored over the winter, but I moved it from my father's garage to mine about a month ago and it ran fine then. We had a nice weekend here, so I wanted to drive it down to the car wash but it refused to fire.

I tried both keys, same result. I don't recall a blinking PATS light, but I was not specifically looking for that either. Any suggestions? There is a Ford dealer about 2 miles away, but I'd prefer to not have to tow it down there...


Rick Barnes '66 Ford Ranchero '84 Ford EXP Turbo Coupe '88 Mazda 323 GTX '88 Mazda 323 SE/GT hybrid '93 Ford Aerostar XLT AWD '99 Ford Contour SVT