I have a 2002 pontiac montana and I am pretty sure I need a new ignition switch but I can't afford one right now. is there any way to bypass the switch or hot wire it. What color wires do I connect together for ignition on. then what color wires do I touch together to turn over the motor.
Don't go ripping into those ignition wires.
You'll make a mess and create a problem where you probably don't have one.
Your 2002 montana uses the GM PassKey 3 anti-theft immobilizer.
Your issue is probably with the "exciter" ring around the ignition switch.
Plenty of youtubes on PassKey 3 to tell you how to bypass it. (there's plenty of videos because it fails a lot)
Just so you know, if you don't know what you are doing and have never hotwired a car before, it is very easy to electrocute yourself.
might fry another component too?
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Indeed! You can fry other components for sure if you aren't careful.
That kind of hotwiring is something you do on a 1964 Catalina, not a 2002 Montana. It sounds to me like @jack62 is onto something, you should pursue that before tearing into things and making matters worse.
