2005 Kia Amanti Security part in the ignigtion

Tiny
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  • 2005 KIA AMANTI
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I took my car in for an oil change and to get it road ready for a long trip. When the mechanic changed the spark plugs the security light came on and shut the car down. It has been 6 weeks and finally I was told the security part(or whatever it's called) where the key goes into the ignition went bad. What could make this happen? If I had driven that car on my trip I would have been stranded 12 hours away from. There was nothing wrong with the car when I took it in.
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 AT 8:30 AM

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Tiny
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Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 AT 9:06 AM
Tiny
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What could make this happen? What is the average cost of repair for this?
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Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 AT 10:06 AM
Tiny
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Not sure of cost Dealer item as to what caused well it is electronic and things do fail and 8 yrs service and 145K miles
Fairly certain oil change and plugs did not cause fault
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Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 AT 10:10 AM

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