what else stays on when you turn off the switch?have you recentaly installed some non factory options?has any work been performed on the electrical system?heres a wierd one. Do the backup lights work at the right time?
Ford had the radio and windows routed through the transmission netural safety switch and when it was going out would cause very strange things to happen with the radio and windows. ask the engineers I don't know why they did that. Try explaining it to a 70 year old man that's done his oen work on cars for years.
If auto, it can be the neutras switch and if standard, it can be the clutch switch. Otherwise, take it to a garage as it can be the starter, solonoid, ignition switch or ????
Check ignition switch
Your problem is the ignition switch. Either the switch is bad or if the switch is mounted on the steering column, it may be out of position causing it to only energize the ignition circuit but not energizing the accessory circuits.
Some possibilities, could still be the battery, battery connections, starter, starter connections, ignition switch, starter relay and neutral safety switch.
Check the ignition switch itself, sounds like it may be the problem.
Ignition switch may be defective.
Use the radio preset buttons to enter the code after turning the ignition on.
Blown fuse? bad ignition switch?
Is it an "after-market" radio? It sounds like it was wired to a "hot" terminal that is not controlled by the ignition switch.
Indirectly, yes.
Its the ignition switch change it and that will stop the problem
ignition switch happened on my 94 also that fixed the problem but you have to drop the steering wheel