Hi I'm new to forum and to these new mustangs! I bought a house a few weeks ago with package deal including a 05 gt 5 speed that had minor damage from hitting a ditch. Body work was replaced but they had wires ran from starter to start the car. Figure it's a bad starter but have read few other forums and seen people haveing problem with the anti-teft or chip in key were they turned car off and would not turn back over. Mine if you try they key you can hear relay click but nothing else, but if you touch the wires to short it it would start right up and run perfect till few days ago and now it's sounding and acting same as if I tried the key. I am mechanical inclined and would say starter is bad or nutral safty went out but since I know nothing about the car or what last owner might have messed with since they had idea to short starter rather than fix it properly I was wondering if anyone has had similar problem or idea were to start. Second issue not major but might be from same problem my gauge cluster not working right, have a couple of my gauges not working but rest seem to be fine.

 

Firstly, welcome!

Secondly, that car sounds stolen. I have never heard of having to short out wires from the starter to start the car.

Thirdly, sounds like a dead or dying battery.

 

Have you checked the VIN? Did you get a Title? I would take it to the Stealer if you have to short wires to get it started if you are sure it's on the Up and Up.

 

Hmmmmm! What is dumber, selling a stolen car with a house or Jerry Rigging a starter that way? The previous owner sounds like he a piece of work!

 

Hope the guy didn't do anything around the house, like install a new gas furnace, or wire in a new breaker box, LOL.

 

Lmao yes when I was first told about the car I thought the same thing but have title. The house owner didn't own the car it was his family he just bought the car cheap and threw it in with the house becouse he a family friend that new my stepdaughter want a stang. I don't think battery is weak it turned right over with the wires shorting silenoid but I will check it to make sure don't know anything about this new anti-teft systems.

 

on the gauge issue, each gauge has a stepper motor that are well know to fail. you can find posts on replacing the steppers, and you can get them on ebay fairly cheap, or you can get it repaired by someone into electronics, or the cluster can be replaced.

if you have a auto electric shop around, they might figure out whats wrong with the start system, or the dealer