Ignition cylinder problem

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The ignition cylinder got stuck friday night in the on position so I couldn't get the car to shut off. After playing with it a bit i got it to turn off but it happened again tonight and after I freed it up and shut the car off It wont move forward. It goes to the on position but wont go farther so i cant start it. Anyone ever have this happen and have any temporary solutions until I get a new cylinder? Thanks

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maybe a little wd-40? I guess i will find out.

[sweetbmxrider]

To night i got the suprise of my life when i went to pick up my car a few blocks from my office in lower Manhattan. My car is parked in doors along with a few other hundred cars. Before i leave the office i call the garage and they have the car ready for me when i get there. To night they told me they could not move my car because the Ignition lock was frozen and i was blocking many, many other cars. I went to my car and tried the lock myself no matter which way i turned the wheel the lock would not move. Finally i tried the key supplied by Saturn that is in a little card for your wallet and i was able to unlock the ignition. Got home an hour late and after supper tried the extra key that i keep home and that would not work. Finally i soaked the cylinder with WD-40 and then used a liquid lock lubricant that contained graphite. Tried the keys again and they all worked. Any body come up with this in the past. I am thinking of getting a new set of keys from Saturn to be on the safe side. Only thing i can think off is a piece of lint, paper etc stuck inside the cylinder.

Any ideas please let me know. Getting stuck in Manhattan could be very costly. Like $150.00 to jump start a dead battery.


from a saturn forum...might work...we gotta replace it asap though.

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yea, i found some other related articles about alot of saturns. just tried the wd40 but didn't work. maybe i didn't use enough, wasn't sure if it would jack up any electrical stuff.

[sweetbmxrider]

probably....i think you need the graphite too though, or just graphite. pinewood derby cars style!

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yea cept i dont have graphite and im impatient and want to get it to work so i can drive myself to work and not have to have lauren drop me off at 6am.

[sweetbmxrider]

hammer and screwdriver...its gotta work! no but seriously you can do what i said and jump power to the starter bypassing the solenoid. might feel a little pinch, nothing a man couldn't take though

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yup, just found the hammer screwdriver trick, gonna try that now. jumping the starter might help give me an extra kick in the morning too! i hate working at 6.

[sweetbmxrider]

some people like their coffee black, i like my voltage high!

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Of course it didn't work. lightly tapping, lightly smashing, soaked the hell out of it, maybe just maybe it will just so happen to work tomorrow morning.

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awesome bad solenoid! thanks for your help.

[sweetbmxrider]

:clears throat: starter? :chuckles then coughs because i have larengitis...:

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:clears throat: starter? :chuckles then coughs because i have larengitis...:

I actually meant to say solenoid......im gonna have to edit that I feel dumb.

me---->:knock: <----you. haha