2016 Saturn Ion ignition switch key

2016 SATURN ION
148,000 MILES • 2.2L • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JOE1953
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when I turn the engine off I can't take the key out of the ignition switch I don't no is the gear shift going all the way into park or not sometime I have to start the engine again and push the gear shift forward before I can take the key out of the ignition switch what could be the cause?
Oct 20, 2015 at 6:01 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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So you have a 2006 not a 2016 ion?Also next time it does it just play with shifter release button instead of moving the shifter and see if key turns off?Most likely you have a bad shift interlock micro switch.Really common on those cars i have replaced alot of them on those cars for the key not turning off.Its a factory part only.Let know i have the part number they sell them on ebay.
Oct 20, 2015 at 6:57 PM
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JOE1953
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yes I have a 2006 Saturn Ion, I play with the shifter release button but I still can't pull the key out when I turn the engine of look like the key don't turn county closewise enough how do I fix this?
Oct 22, 2015 at 5:11 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Without me actually looking at it all i can say is it sounds like a bad shifter interlock micro switch at the base of you shifter.Thats the most common thing i have seen cause that on those cars.
Oct 22, 2015 at 8:22 PM
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JOE1953
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how do I replace the shifter interlock micro switch?
Oct 22, 2015 at 11:00 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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You have to remove the center console then you can get the solenoid/switch combo out to replace it.Are you good at taking things apart and putting them back together again?
Oct 25, 2015 at 8:34 AM
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JOE1953
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yes when I watch closely when i take things apart. is this a big job how long it take to replace the shifter interlock micro switch?
Oct 25, 2015 at 11:24 AM
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I can do one in about 20mins so maybe a hour for you its not that big of a job.
Oct 26, 2015 at 8:13 AM
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I would pull the console first make sure the micro switch is being pressed properly by the shifter assembly to make sure thats not sticking/hanging up somewhere before changing the switch.
Oct 26, 2015 at 8:15 AM