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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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My '93 has been working well but lately, after I park the car and turn it off, the ignition won't turn all the way for me to take the key out of the ignition. It takes a few minutes of wiggling before it turns the rest of the way. And I have no problems whatsoever starting my car. Is it the key? Or what?
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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My guess would be a worn out lock cylinder
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by TRace8893
My '93 has been working well but lately, after I park the car and turn it off, the ignition won't turn all the way for me to take the key out of the ignition. It takes a few minutes of wiggling before it turns the rest of the way. And I have no problems whatsoever starting my car. Is it the key? Or what?
Try moving the auto shifter back to drive and into park again. Sometimes this will do the trick.
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Wd-40
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Originally Posted by Goldcylon
Try moving the auto shifter back to drive and into park again. Sometimes this will do the trick.
I had the same problem.
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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Already tried moving the shifter and gave a couple of good shots of wd-40. Thanks anyways

Still
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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The shifter button has to be 100 % up. If it is slightly depressed then you can't remove the key. Maybe something is wrong in that area
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Originally Posted by enventr
The shifter button has to be 100 % up. If it is slightly depressed then you can't remove the key. Maybe something is wrong in that area
Hes correct.. If its a standard it has to be in reverse all the way.

I took mine apart to find a cable pulled through near the shifter.
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