Shouldn't I not be able to do this to my ignition? Watch my vid on youtube to see what i'm talking about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0SELHybegY

 

yep, its worn out, might want to look into a replacement, maby you could get a new key, but my money is on the ignition switch its self

 

I can do that with mine too

As long as I don't lock it I could go forever without a key in it... Do you have a spare key? My spare works normally, ie. can't pull it out, but I like being able to pull the key out so I use the original one.... I think it's more the wear and tear on the key itself than the ignition cylinder.

Now I'm curious, haven't tried my spare in quite some time so I'll have to see if it still works right

EDIT: yup, my spare key still works like it should. FWIW, my spare is an actual Dodge key, with the ram head, and my everyday worn out key looks to be a cut key, with ILCO on it...

 

I have 2 spares and both of them do the same thing as the original. If I dont replace this, can it really hurt anything?

 

it wont hurt anything, unless it decides to not lock any more, then any one could have your truck with out a key

 

Mine does the same thing, and so did my Dad's '98 3500. I have seen it in several of the Chrysler switches through the years. I also had a 95 Grand Cherokee for a few years that did it the whole time I had it and I have never had any trouble out of any of them. not really sure why they are that way but they have all done the same thing from my experience.

 

One thing that wears out switches and keys is to much weight. I have my key on a clip so I can separate the ignition key from the remote and the rest of the keys for gas, hitch, canopy lock, etc. If you have the ignition key by itself, the switch and key will last a whole lot longer. Something to keep in mind when you get it all taken care of.

 

My S10 I could pull the key out while it was on but it would turn off when I turned off the ignition. It was definitely a worn key. Once I got a new one cut it didn't do it anymore.

 

you got me wondering if my 98 does that.

i had a old grand am that did the same thing. Dont depend on it starting without the key. My grand am did everytime except the one time i lost my keys in the middle of town. wouldnt start to save my life lol

 

Only thing on my keyring is the key and the keyless fob... All of my other keys are on a seperate ring, and have always been that way.