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Technical | How To / Kymco Like 150i starter won't turn off
« on: December 17, 2025, 01:36:48 PM »
Hi all! This isn't constant, but a couple times after driving, when I try to turn off the scooter, the engines turns off, but the starter keeps going, as if I'm pushing the starter button. When I turn the key back to on, it just starts automatically. The kill switch does the same thing. This has happened a couple of times and once it resolved on its own, and the second time I drove it straight to a mechanic. The mechanic said it was due to corrosion on the battery connections (I live next to the ocean). He said he cleaned them and it was good to go. He said something about that triggered the starter. That sounded weird to me, but it was a Kymco place, so I thought I would just see if that fixed the problem. It did for a few months, but then I needed a new battery. So I replaced it, and the same thing just happened again. This time it resolved on its own. I checked the battery and there is no corrosion; everything looks fine.
Anyone else have this issue and get it resolved? Or have ideas? Or can point me to where the starter relay is? I haven't found any good videos online for this model in a quick search. Thanks!
Anyone else have this issue and get it resolved? Or have ideas? Or can point me to where the starter relay is? I haven't found any good videos online for this model in a quick search. Thanks!