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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / May 2008'05 jetta ignition key switch
ok. I am a stumped by a 2005 jetta ignition. The key will not enter the cylinder. There is a slide visible in the keyway, usually this is the switch for the "key is in the ignition" chime. The slide appears to be getting stuck. I can't imagine this is the first time this has happened. Before I take the switch out, has anyone else seen this and what can cause/repair this. I can order a new cylinder or even remove the indicator. Last time if happened I soaked it with WD-40 and used a lock pick to free the slide. The key entered and if has been fine for a week or so. There is practically no uses for WD40 on a car. Certainly not for locks. TriFlow or graphite would be much better choices for locks. WD40 is more of a solvent than a lubricant. Diesel fuel will lubricate but not like oil. You might think of oill and diesel similar to Triflow or graphite versus WD40. No idea on the actual problem besides the fact that maybe improper lubricant made the problem worse. How many miles on the 2005? My 2003 with 180,000 miles does nto ahve any wierd ignition issues yet. Think of that 180,000 miles as 2 or more starts every day for 5 years. Probably more like 5,000-8,000 starts I would guess. >ok. I am a stumped by a 2005 jetta ignition. The key will not enter >the cylinder. There is a slide visible in the keyway, usually this is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >a lock pick to free the slide. The key entered and if has been fine >for a week or so. In article <c515c992-3023-4fed-ad74-2c7052647b2d@p69g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, > ok. I am a stumped by a 2005 jetta ignition. The key will not enter > the cylinder. There is a slide visible in the keyway, usually this is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > a lock pick to free the slide. The key entered and if has been fine > for a week or so. Duralube is excellent for locks.
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