Stereo stays on without keys in ignition

This morning a very odd thing happened with my 1998 Honda Civic EX. I
pulled up to work with the stereo on, turned off the car and pulled
out my keys but the radio kept playing like the keys were still in the
ignition. I started messing around w/ things to figure out why it was
happening. I had my AC Power Inverter plugged in but turned off. When
I turned it on or unplugged it, the radio does NOT stay on with the
keys removed from the ignition. When I plug it in but keep it turned
off, the radio will work w/o the keys. I cannot figure out what is
going on…. Does the inverted in the ‘off' position somehow complete a
circuit that allows the radio to stay on? Any other ideas? Is this
something I need to get looked at or is it not worth the expense?

juliehicks75 > wrote:
> This morning a very odd thing happened with my 1998 Honda Civic EX. I
> pulled up to work with the stereo on, turned off the car and pulled
> out my keys but the radio kept playing like the keys were still in the
> ignition. I started messing around w/ things to figure out why it was
> happening. I had my AC Power Inverter plugged in but turned off. When
> I turned it on or unplugged it, the radio does NOT stay on with the
> keys removed from the ignition. When I plug it in but keep it turned
> off, the radio will work w/o the keys. I cannot figure out what is
> going on…. Does the inverted in the ‘off' position somehow complete a
> circuit that allows the radio to stay on? Any other ideas? Is this
> something I need to get looked at or is it not worth the expense?

Sounds like an improvement ( that the radio is usable without needing
ignition keys ). I had to make hard pressure on volvo to have my
company cars radio working without ignition key.



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wrote in message >...
> Sounds like an improvement ( that the radio is usable without needing
> ignition keys ). I had to make hard pressure on volvo to have my
> company cars radio working without ignition key.

Well, i guess you can look at it that way, but if you forget to turn
it off and your battery drains because of it, it's not so cool!