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My key is stuck in my ingition and it wont turn back to the off position. What can I do?

Tiny
DEBBIEG
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  • 1997 DODGE INTREPID
  • 200,000 MILES
The car will start but the ingition will on turn off to the first click position. Its a quarter of turn when starting. I tried putting the car in and out of gear. Jiggling it around. And even spraying a little wd40 in there.
Monday, August 29th, 2011 AT 4:25 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
  • MECHANIC
  • 75,992 POSTS
You need to have the ignition switch cylinder lock-checked out
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 AT 6:14 PM
Tiny
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Spraying WD40 into the key slot won't work.
Had the same problem with my 2000 Intrepid. Dealer replaced the ignition tumbler (where the key goes) but the key still got stuck once in a while. The problem turned out to be a cable that runs from the shifter to the ignition tumbler. The cable was getting stuck and had to be lubricated because it was getting stuck. I had to tell the dealer to do this because they didn't have a clue and they claimed to never hear about it. I found the fix on other Dodge forums. Hope this helps.
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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 AT 6:57 PM

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