I have a 2005 Ion-2, standard transmission. Yesterday I put the key
in, stepped on the clutch and turned the key. Engine would not turn
over. The passlock light lit when key turned to 'on' and stayed lit.

After a few tries and some contemplation I stepped on the brake and
the clutch. The car started. After that it was OK.

Any ideas? There are some threads on a chronic Passlock problem, how
can I tell if that's it?

Thanks!

Saturn Guy wrote:
I had a similar problem: occasionally wouldn't start with lit Passlock
light ... let it sit for a while & eventually it started. Took it to
the dealer, who diagnosed & replaced a bad ignition switch. Problem
hasn't recurred.

For what it's worth ...

Bill Davis

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:30:00 -0600, Bill Davis <no_spam (AT) daviswj (DOT) net>
wrote:

That's it. Took it to the dealer and it was a bad ignition switch.
For $235 + tax they installed a new and improved version.