i took my van to the mechanic and he sorted the handbrake cable and put in new brake pads , i went paid him took it home and parked it up.

next day it wouldn't start as before , the lights would all come on but on turning the key further to start, nothing,... that is for about 7/8 times, then it started.

i took it to another mechanic who looked at it and came to the conclusion it is the ignition switch under the barrel which isn't making a connection.

when the key is turned with a bit of force the van starts ok.

is this the correct diagnosis or is he wrong??

newgas, April 2009

yes,this guy is right. this is quite common to various ranges of vw and vauxhall vehicles

paul, April 2009