Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 97 2088 Ignition Switch - Diesel

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Wed 28 Oct 2009 22:02
97 2088 Ignition Switch - Diesel - pepperdog
My totally reliable estate has suddenly expired and had to be towed home - not a pleasant experience . It came to a halt with smoke emanating from below the steering wheel and further investigation showed that the visible wiring is all fine so feel that the ignition switch is the problem. My keypad is dead but some electrical items still work such as lights heater blower &radio. I have been told that this switch is now obselete but even if I obtain one from a scrap yard I will still need a Peugeot garage to make it recognise the keypad security system which adds greatly to the expense . I would be grateful for any comments since apparently Peugeot rapidly upgraded this security system to one without a keypad . The switch for this later model without the keypad is easily available but not compatible with the older model.

Edited by rtj70 on 28/10/2009 at 22:52

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Wed 28 Oct 2009 23:01
97 2088 Ignition Switch - Diesel - elekie&a/c doctor
I think that the only reason the later switch is not compatible with your car ,is that the wiring is slightly different.This should not present a problem to any good techie who should be able to adapt the connections.As far as I recall,the ignition switch has no security recognition with the key pad so a s/hand unit should work fine.hth
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