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when i lift the door handle

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Reported cause · Original poster

Since I replaced the ignition switch, the issue is when I lift the door handle on the driverside door, the interior lights come on, and it starts dinging like the key is in the ignition, but it's not.

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Install ignition switch and reseat it

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I spoke with a local mechanic who has dealt with this issue before, and his suggestion was to remove the newly installed ignition switch and reseat it.

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Leading evidence: 'when i lift the door handle' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'when i lift the door handle' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Install ignition switch and reseat it' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Install ignition switch and reseat it

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Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I spoke with a local mechanic who has dealt with this issue before, and his suggestion was to remove the newly installed ignition switch and reseat it.

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Replace ignition switch “pain in the butt”

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I replaced the ignition switch “pain in the butt”.

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Replace ignition switch, the issue is

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Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Since I replaced the ignition switch, the issue is when I lift the door handle on the driverside door, the interior lights come on, and it starts dinging like the key is in the ignition, but it's not.

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Run into this problem

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Suggestion · Original poster

Has anyone else run into this problem?

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Install ignition switch and reseat it

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I spoke with a local mechanic who has dealt with this issue before, and his suggestion was to remove the newly installed ignition switch and reseat it.

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2000 Boxster - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Replace ignition switch “pain in the butt”

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Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I replaced the ignition switch “pain in the butt”.

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Replace ignition switch, the issue is

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Discussions
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Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Since I replaced the ignition switch, the issue is when I lift the door handle on the driverside door, the interior lights come on, and it starts dinging like the key is in the ignition, but it's not.

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2000 Boxster - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Run into this problem

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

Has anyone else run into this problem?

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Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

when i lift the door handle

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Reported cause · Original poster

Since I replaced the ignition switch, the issue is when I lift the door handle on the driverside door, the interior lights come on, and it starts dinging like the key is in the ignition, but it's not.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

When I open my door without the key in the ignition it starts dinging like the key is still in. I replaced the ignition switch “pain in the butt”. Also my key fob won’t work. Has anyone else run into this problem?

POST 2Original post

It's before 5A... You can't just join the forum and in your first communication throw out some rando inquiry without describing what you're driving. This isn't a Chevy forum. Etiquette, man. So... tell us what you're driving. Tell us if the beeping ever goes off, and under what conditions. What happens when you put in the key, and start the car. Beeping? Details, man. Details. Lets get that annoying beepng under control.

POST 3Original post

What he's driving is in the title of his post.

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Starter986, My apologies for not listing my car when I posted for the first time on this thread. I have a 2000 Boxster S with 57,000 miles. I was having issues with my ignition switch and replaced it with a part from Pelican Parts. Since I replaced the ignition switch, the issue is when I lift the door handle on the driverside door, the interior lights come on, and it starts dinging like the key is in the ignition, but it's not. When I put the key in, it stops. I spoke with a local mechanic who has dealt with this issue before, and his suggestion was to remove the newly installed ignition switch and reseat it. Not an easy task for a big guy. The ignition switch was reseated. I'm happy to say all systems are working properly. .

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