Q: Part 2. Car dies after release of key

asked by on January 30, 2018

I have replaced the ignition coil, ignition switch, ignition lock cylinder, ignition relay switch, and ballast resistor but every time I start my car it dies when I let go of the key and my battery drains really quickly. It was doing this before I replaced everything.

My car has 130000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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