It sends a power to the starter relay/solenoid to engauge the starter. Know that the ignition switch is not what you put the key in and turn. That is the lock assembly. The ignition switch is located lower down on the steering column.
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With most vehicles you can turn on the parking lights or the headlights and the dash illumination lights light up without turning on the ignition switch.
Ignition or ignition switch could be bad or the selanoid could have went out
In the absence of a fuel system shut off as in an alarm system I would suspect a fuel pump fuse, or faulty ignition switch
Ignition switch going bad can be,hard starting,some things work while others don't and all your fuses look good.For example,not long ago a 1998 s-10 blazer would start,but the electric windows wouldn't work and the interior fan wouldn't blow.The mechanic replaced ignition switch to fix the problem,gas mileage went way up also.Also if you have to hold the ignition key in a certain position to make things work,its probably gone bad.Also any smoke or burnt smell around the steering column is a sure sign of problems. you.
it sounds like your ignition switch, i ran into a similar problem, your power goes through your ignition switch for your blower motor.
Any of the following.... Bad battery, bad starter, bad ignition switch, bad neutral safety switch