{"id":50327,"date":"2017-02-16T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T14:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=50327"},"modified":"2017-02-16T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T14:54:07","slug":"1999-ford-f-150-5-4l-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2017\/02\/1999-ford-f-150-5-4l-engine","title":{"rendered":"Ignition Switch 1999 Ford F-150 5.4L Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30207\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1998-ford-f150.jpg\" alt=\"Ford F150\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1998-ford-f150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1998-ford-f150-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>When I turn off the truck and take the keys out of the ignition, my trucks electrical components such as fuel gauge and odometer is still on. The next day my truck&#8217;s battery is dead. Please help me find the cause. Thanks!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p>Most likely reason would be the ignition switch(not the key and tumbler) is not being turned off. This can be from a failing ignition switch. If the key lock cylinder has been recently replaced there may be a misalignment issue.<\/p>\n<h3>Ignition Switch Replacement<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-0\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:auto;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?index=1&#038;pdfID=0&#038;pdfemb-serveurl=%2F%2Fwww.freeautomechanic.com%2Fmechanic%2Fforum%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsecurepdfs%2F2017%2F02%2F1999-ford-f150-ignition-switch-removal-and-installation.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"wppdf-emb-iframe-0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:none;width:100%;max-width:500px;min-height:500px\"\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I turn off the truck and take the keys out of the ignition, my trucks electrical components such as fuel gauge and odometer is still on. The next day my truck&#8217;s battery is dead. Please help me find the cause. Thanks! 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