key stuck in ignition
07-09-2011, 09:43 AM
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key stuck in ignition
Well im out to dinner with my girlfriend and I go to turn my car off and one slight problem my key is stuck in the ignition in the on position. So with that I couldn't turn my car off. So had yo bring it home and stall it and disconnect the battery. That was at 8 last night and its still stuck. Ruined my Friday night. So now back to the dealership for my car yet again. The never ending process of owing a Balt
07-09-2011, 02:33 PM
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just got mine back from the dealer. Free of charge. Used onstar and roadside came and got it. It was still running when the flatbed pulled away. This is the only prob I have had with my balt (knock on wood) but it only has 5000 miles on it.
07-10-2011, 11:17 PM
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That didn't work for mine..
when it Happened to me, took it in an they fixed it, then my car was back in the shop a week later for a faulty crankshaft sensor, now its about to go back on monday for a leaky valve cover gasket
June-July has been ever so busy for my car 
when it Happened to me, took it in an they fixed it, then my car was back in the shop a week later for a faulty crankshaft sensor, now its about to go back on monday for a leaky valve cover gasket
June-July has been ever so busy for my car
07-10-2011, 11:36 PM
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i looked in the manual, i never saw anything.. an theres a thread about it somewhere on here, I saw it when it happened to me, and its a small button past the front thing thats there... but its only on automatics
07-10-2011, 11:42 PM
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Just happened with my Balt this past week. I was like WTF?
Lock cylinder and housing will both be replaced.
They don't. No manual Balts have the release.
Lock cylinder and housing will both be replaced.
They don't. No manual Balts have the release.
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07-11-2011, 10:30 AM
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I said eff it and my key is in the ignition still but the battery is disconnected. Im calling onstar this afternoon to have them take it to the dealer. I can only hope someone trust to steal it. Im tired of the issues
07-11-2011, 10:47 AM
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The failure is due to the poor design of the lock cylinder. There is a re-designed lock cylinder that GM dealers are to install. Automatics can suffer from another issue that causes, at face value, the same failure. However its due to the shifter assembly getting soda spilled in it.
07-12-2011, 04:27 PM
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Had GM roadside pick it up this morning and towed it the dealer by my work and just got it back. They covered it under a recall. The tumblers were all apparently broken.
07-12-2011, 05:56 PM
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i know thats what i said!!! i go to college for automotive and high performance so i have done tons of repair orders for college so i know all about the inspections and mine took 5 seconds max
