Q: Ignition switch active without key
So I have a Honda accord sport . The problem is the today I went to the store but when I came back i took the key of the ignition as normal but when I saw that all the power supply was on it worry because after I take the key out all the power supply goes off so my question is what can I do with this problem is big . I mean it bothers me because it waste battery after a while. So what can I do?
My car has 41765 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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