I have a 2002 chrylser voyager. It has been having problems starting over the last month or so. It clicks once when you turn the key and don't start. If I try for a min or so it will eventually start. I have been told that its the ignition switch. I would like to be sure I cant afford to change things that don't need to be replaced. Please help.

red light ? its the immobilisor ,can only suggest you have it taken to a dealer ,could be transponder fault or you have lost the chip out of the key .

Your ignition switch is going bad. The strange noise is the starter remaining engaged and locked to the flywheel. Your best bet is to have the starter tested at your local auto parts store, to deduce that it is not, in fact, your starter.

Will it crank in neutral, and have you checked the starter to see if it has power when the key switch is in the start position ?

The Ignition Key assembly has a loose wire at the back. Remove it and fix the wires. The other possibility is that your Ignition Key assembly is faulty or damaged. Sometimes, if the wrong key is inserted, it could cause permanent damage of this kind.
These apply to all cars.

pull one of the coils out of the eng and attach the sparkplug and check for spark. if you don';t have any spark i suggest replacing the crank sensor. if you hae spark check for fuel pump activation. last and most unlikely ecm failure

hi there i have had loads of problems with these accents fault is with your crank sensor.

sounds like an igniton switch going bad.

I had this same problem and couldn't figure it out, got fed up and replaced the fuel pump (turned out to be flex fuel) and it's been running fine ever since. This fuel pump is expensive.

I have the same model and went through the same trouble. Last summer I put a reman'd starter on it and had no problems again until about 4 months ago, it started all over again. I was sure then that it wasn't the starter. I talked to the mechanic at work and we walked over to the parts locker and all the GM starters on the shelf (remans) had the solenoids replaced, we said in unison, Must be a common problem.
I figured the original starter lasted 130,000 miles so I went to Napa and bought a brand new one. Working like a champ ever since.

you will need to replace the ignition what you do it place the key in the on position and remove the sterring wheel cover and there is a pin you must push in with a pointed odject once you have the pin in just pull the ignition out and place the new one in thats it the new one will snap in to place once it is pushed back in to place