Re: Anyone know anything about ignition switches?
While I wasn't able to find a definative answer to what this could be, though I found MANY suggestions, I was able to find a solution to get around it for the time being. If anyone else is having this problem (it seems to be a huge issue in a lot of GM cars) here's what you do: on the underside of the steering column there will be a covered hole. Take off the plate that covers the hole. Inside there's a plunger-type switch (it's white in Cobalts). Give this a little push and you'll be able to turn your ignition switch to off and get your key out. I even found one example of a guy who ghetto-rigged it to always be pushed in. For some reason, in my car it doesn't act up every single time (maybe about 75%). Like today, I had to drive to work and back twice, so I ended up having to cut my car off a total of 4 times today, and NOT ONCE did my key get stuck. Go figure. But I have kept that hole open anyway for the next time it DOES get stuck.
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