Thread: ignition stuck on

im having problems with my key coming out it. the car turns off but it doesnt turn back far enough to take key out.
im not sure if its the ignition cylinder or the solenoid
any ideas?

Under the steering wheel thingy is a small tab you can pop out, stick a screw driver or whatever up there and you'll push up a white tab, that will release the key. You can take the cover off and super duper glue that white tab up and you'll never have the issue again.................maybe, lol.

My '98 had this issue. It was a broken wire on a switch in the console that actuates when the shifter is put into park.
It could also be a bad solenoid in the column, but I would check the wire harness in the console first.

i read that it could be the igntion switch cause mine is bad im pretty sure cause
dic turns off when heat is on
heat pnly works on high ( has brand new blower resistor)
headlights flash off when heat is turned on

So what is the cause of the issue here, mine is starting to do this crap now........

Search!!

http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...ck-in-ignition

http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...-lock-cylinder

http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...ck-in-Ignition

There are evern more.

I just took the solenoid out on mine.

Take cover off the under side of steering wheel... Rip this dam thing out




Never have an issue again.

yep, thats it. ^^^^

may need a E4? external torx, but it will come out without one with some force

Gee, thanks Madness hadn't thought of that!! Seriously I appreciate your other links, I did try and search and hasn't come across but one of those. Obviously didnt use the right combo of keywords. Gives me a few things to look into, I will investigate the broken wire issues first and so forth, kinda guy who wants things to work as made, but guess if I can't diagnose and fix properly, I have other things to fall back on now. Thanks again.

you can pop the pin out of the plug, the broken wire pin that is. and then get a new wire from a junk yard and splice it in.

or cut and splice it back together if theres enough wire left to work with off the plug.

solder and shrink tubes works best. it never fails.