Re: Sticky Ignition Key Fix for all Crossfires 2004 thru 2006
My 04' Crossfire with 75k miles has had this issue since I bought it late last year. From day one you had to jiggle the keys around a little bit to get the key to turn. It slowly got worse and worse. Eventually getting to the point where no one could turn the key but me. I had a feel for it after having done it for so long. I did some research, printed out the guide, and borrowed my father in law's dremel. Last week, I was planning to fix it in the upcoming weekend. I drive to work no problem, drive home for lunch, and drive back to work. I noticed when I went to start the car to drive back to work that it took me maybe 6 tries to get the key to turn. I remember thinking "hmm that's odd, it normally only takes me one or two tries". That day when I got off work I tried for 20 minutes in the parking lot trying to get the key to turn. No such luck, it was too late.
Ended up bringing in all of the tools/guide and fixed it in the parking lot after work the next day. So anyone contemplating fixing this issue, go ahead and fix it before it's too late! It would have been sooo much easier if I didn't have to drill out the locking pin. Took about 2 hours total. An hour of that was probably drilling.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the guide!