Ignition Switch Enigma Shedding Light on the Scourge of Impeded Left Turns

... switch at all the car will go dead as though you removed the key. ... time with key left in ignition. Note: Manual Transmission equipped ... There is an antenna ring that surrounds the ignition lock set, but this generally fails permanently when it goes. The key will fail randomly, ... gonna be tumblers or tumbler housing. Clean it out well. Take a large paper clip and insert it in the lock cylinder and wiggle it also after you ... Try to spray some lubricant in the keyed lock cylinder and see if that may help frees it up if so, you can then remove it and see if it turns freely outside of ... If the key is not in the close proximity to that ring the car will turn over but will not start. Fortunately I didn't destroy that electronic ... Issue #1 - After unwrapping 1/2 a roll of electrical tape, I discovered with the PO left behind. I am very tempted to cut them and splice new ... Another guy with a c class had a posted elsewhere on the forum with the same problem and a helpful forum member said it might either be that the ... This is a 10/10 video right here! I would recommend this to anyone who doesn't know how to troubleshoot despite the type of vehicle. Key will not physically come all the way back to 0-LOCK position on the ignition cylinder. It comes about 70% back from 1-ACC towards 0-LOCK. It sounds like the switch does not line up correctly. If you have the original switch, compare them very carefully including how far they turn before making ...