THANKS, all.
It turned out to be a really simple fix.
The little plastic part in the ****fter mechanism was damaged
on the top. I simply took an Exacto-knife & trimmed off
a tiny bit of plastic that was interfering with the said part
popping up and into the park position. Once the plastic
part could pop up, the cable was pulled and the park
switch was tripped - this sending a signal to let ne have my key.
Seeing that it was a crummy design, I popped of the lid on my
2003 Sebring also - and it was starting to fail as well. All you need to
do is gently trim off a little of the damaged (worn) plastic &
spray on a little white grease - then all is like new.
THANKS again,
Gene
"Gene" <genes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>I can't get the ignition key out of the ignition cylinder.
> The car is in park.
> The brake is held down with pressure.
> I have tried wiggling, twisting, shaking just about everything.
> Eventually, it will slide out as normal.
> For the next few insert, start, and remove key - it works fine.
> Then for some unknown reason, it hangs again.
> It seems to fail at the last notch, when key is turned counter-clockwise
> for normal extraction.
>
> I will go try & locate the cable linkage from the automatic ****fter
> and see if there is an adjustment.
>
> Are there any other things that I can check?
>
> I'm pretty sure the key is good, as we just paid Chrysler $30 to
> cut a new one from the VIN.
>
> What is the procedure for removing the key cylinder from the steering
> column? Does it pop out, or do you need to remove the steering wheel
> plastic, etc?
>
> Possible recall for this problem on a 2003 Sebring LX ?
>
> Thanks,
> Gene
>
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