"Bill Putney" <bptn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Gene wrote:
>
> >
> > 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
>
> So it wasn't the cylinder itself - I wondered. Based on this one
> incident and a recent discussion on the 300M Club forums, I have to
> wonder how many of these "stuck key" scenarios are related to the
> ****fter interlock and not the cylinder itself. Seems the knee jerk
> reaction by dealers and locksmiths, as well as people on various forums
> is that it's always the cylinder needing replacing.
>
> Bill Putney
> (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
> address with the letter 'x')
When the ignition cyl goes bad the key will not turn to the start or the
off
position or it just wont come out !! If the ****fter Interlock is the
problem
the key will go to start and back but will not go to the off position.
Glenn
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