Ignition Switch

[urban cowboy]

I am having trouble with the ignition switch in my '94 MX3. It will not release the key. Starts and runs the car fine, but will not turn to the lock position to release the key. I have replaced the steering column and switch. That worked for about four turns and now is acting the same way as the original. Any ideas?

[babybluemx3]

I know this sounds werid but did you try to push and turn the key..you can't get it out unless you push

[Vanished]

hahah wow i would laugh if he didnt' already figure that out..i dont' even have my liscence and i know that...but yah that could be a prolblem, or just maybe stuff stuck in there. But its new so i dont' know.......weird.

[urban cowboy]

Yea, the obvious is known. The switch worked properly for the last year since I bought the car. Pushing the key in to turn back is where it gets stuck. Whatever type of mechanism, i.e. pin, spring, they use seems to be the problem. What seems odd is that two different switches/steering columns have the same identical problem in the same car.