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1997 Ford Crown Victoria Ignition Cylinder locked with key in the on position and wont move forward and backwards , (Story) turned the car on and drove for a few minutes when i arrived to the house put the car in park and tried to turn the key to turn off the car and it didnt move so i tried moving the a shifting lever from park to neutral and then to drive and back to parking and still it didnt move , also tried moving the car back and foward in neutral and nothing also moved the tires to the straight position and nothing , last resort i removed the positive cable and the fuse from the ignition box and that turned the car off , i removed the Ignition Cylinder (still in the on position) and the Ignition Cylinder seems to be working fine (key turnes very well) i proceeded to use a flat screw driver to try to put the car in the off position and it didnt move (didn't force the flat head to turn) . any ideas on what it can be .???

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  • orko76 Sep 02, 2011

    Ok after messing with it and reading i finally came across this solution check to see if the " Ignition Starter Switch " is working (disconnect it and make sure it moves backwards and forward)
    in my case that was the problem replaced it and my key can move now just fine bought it an Nappa Auto Parts for $41.95 part number KS6667 . Hope this helps someone out and saves them the time from taking the whole steering wheel apart

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You never describe what type of fuel does your car use... is it a diesel or petrol engine? if its a diesel engine then i have the correct sollution that can help you. the problem will be on the injector pump, on the main switch. change the switch and the problem will be solved. or check whether power reaches there. when it reaches then is the injector switch doesnt work to close the main valve that the car can switch off. all the best

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