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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Rikk on December 22, 2005, 10:22:32 AM

Title: Ignition switch heeeeelp
Post by: Rikk on December 22, 2005, 10:22:32 AM
98 Grand Cherokee

I am soooo not happy atm, had hand controls fitted yesterday, went out for the first time this morning to a hospital apt I've been waiting 6 MONTHS for. Get to the carpark turn off...key won't come out.
No amount of start/stop putting gearshift in and out of park/N/D will allow me to turn to key around enough to get it out.
I can only assume the people who did the hand controls yesterday did something or forgot to put something back or knocked something.
I'm back at home atm totally pissed off, hanes manual has no information about how the gearshift locks the key and I don't have any torx drivers to get the cowel off.

When I press the button in on the side of the gearshift I can hear movement behind near the ignition switch, is this electrical (solonoid) or a cable lock? or is there a switch on the gearbox somewhere that does the lock/release??

Just in case it's something obvious I have the RAC turning up soon, least he should have a torx driver that fits. Otherwise it's off to the stealers as I cannot be without my Jeep all xmas being disabled :(

Any clues?
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Post by: Rikk on December 22, 2005, 10:54:37 AM
Bah, RAC's been and won't touch it as there not allowed to dismantle that area due to them not being able to put it abck together :(
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Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2005, 11:43:34 AM
I would take it back to the guys who fitted the hand controls as it seems they are to blame! If they have broke summat, its down to them to fix it!
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Post by: Rikk on December 22, 2005, 12:18:57 PM
Well, phoned the dealer and took it down, have to say the guy was a diamond. Came out and looked, I explained what I'd had done and he checked around and found the cable release ont he gearshift that links up to the ignition switch had been cought behind one of the hand control fittings and squashed.
He released it and all's well, didn't charge me either :)

I'll speak to the hand control people later on or tomorow as I'm still rather pissed off atm, and have a bloody good moan.

Te guy said he had the key in and out a lot, but of course as he never took it out of park which would pull the cable then if put back in park the cable can't retract and no key release, simple step he could of done and saved me a fkin awful morning running around and missing my apt.

Going to go and find some puppies to kick or some nuns to run over to release some frustration.

            .........Rikk
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Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2005, 12:22:32 PM
Glad your are sorted now mate!!!
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Post by: Manda on December 22, 2005, 02:25:54 PM
I'm glad you're sorted. For free too.

Try running nuns over - puppies are sweet.  :lol:
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Post by: chrisjones on December 22, 2005, 02:48:24 PM
Yeah, but nuns get stuck in the suspension
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Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2005, 02:49:48 PM
I run nuns over all the time...but i am trying to kick the habit!!!
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Post by: Rikk on December 22, 2005, 04:37:08 PM
I can't believe I actually laughed at that  #-o
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Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2005, 04:40:22 PM
Don't worry Rikk there's plenty to laugh at about KD............... :lol:
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Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2005, 04:51:06 PM
Sad thing is I didn't get KD's joke until I read Rikks reply ...doh!

Glad your sorted Rikk  :lol:
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Post by: Bubba on December 22, 2005, 10:31:38 PM
glad to hear you are sorted mate name the dealers they one of the few to be so helpfull so give them the credit
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Post by: Anonymous on December 22, 2005, 10:36:28 PM
Yes Bubba

Is it time Birtys had a dealer rating?
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Post by: Mick O on December 22, 2005, 10:40:24 PM
:smt111  :smt111
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Post by: Rikk on December 23, 2005, 10:18:47 AM
It was Owens in Romford, the service guy was really nice and loads of mechanics came out to check the Jeep as well 8)

If anything it's doing my Jpenis the world of good ;)

           ..........Rikk
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Post by: AdrianW on December 23, 2005, 11:48:29 AM
Rikk

Glad you're sorted, and I believe if you want to kick some puppys there's a link in the General Section under Why did you buy a Jeep?

All the Best

Adrian