Technical electrical problem with the starter cars now dead

[hurny]

The cars been running fine then all of a sudden after a short drive after turning the ignition off it sounded like the ignition was still on or turning but the car was not trying to start just the ignition turning

The battery died (because the ignition was stuck on) so we jump started the car and as soon as the jump leads attached the car started up with the key in the ignition but the key was not turned enough to start the car ( just turned enough to light the dash when it has power)

The car ran for a few min but we could still hear the starter on was on while the engine was running the all of a sudden the car dies again and we get no power. we tried to jump start again but the battery was now shorting every time we attached the cables.

Does anyone have any ideas what this could be? is the starter motor dead? is it just a starter switch gone? or have we done some real damage to ecu etc?

I dont understand why the battery is shorting shouldnt a fuse have gone before it came to this?

we are trying a new starter tomorrow but any help or advise that might help us along would be great

Thanks

 

[JayEm]

Dodgy ignition barrel, maybe?

 

[hurny]

i keep reading that it could be the starter soleniod is this attached to the starter motor on the stilo?

any ideas why it could be making the battery short after working at first?

 

[12[X]]

starter relay.. doesn't look like it cuts the feed - give it a search as advice from more knowledgeable people is needed here (however, although i’m the wrong person to advice on this, my money is either on the relay; relay being more likely, or the starter motor itself being stuck; until you sort this out.. do not drive as you could cause damage to the fly wheel and that would be expensive to replace.. while the relay and the starter are easy to get to..)

 

[hurny]

where is the starter relay? is it with the the fuses under steering? i noticed there was not the usual click when the ignition was turned off

someone else is trying a new starter motor for me but boyond that he said he doesnt know what it is but the starter was working fine untill it shorted

 

[12[X]]

the search button says look at these links :
https://www.fiatforum.com/stilo/220623-stilo-starter-turns-non-stop-no-key-ignition.html
https://www.fiatforum.com/stilo/80253-ignition-starting-fault.html