King_Ikaika9

Okey doke, got it at the dealer currently. Hope its not an arm for the bill. Thank you for your time Jim!

Thank you so much for the response Jim, got them apart! With a little help of some sheer desperation. I removed the rubber pieces, one covering the entire solenoids plunger and the other rubber piece inserted inside the cylinder at the bottom and was able to remove my key. I drove it fine for a week then today the ignition wont turn to even accesory position. Do you think this means the solenoid is kaput? Main battery is fully charged, auxiliary battery seems fine since the car unlocks and internal lighting operates, driving last night though an off putting spoiled smell was coming into the cabin in an eb and flow, not continuously. I have a sneaking suspicion it is the auxiliary battery. Smelt familiar to when the auxiliary battery went out before.

Hi Jim, thank you for this perfect post, it's exactly what I need to see; having the exact same problem with the stuck key and had an issue with the auxiliary battery about a year ago (has been replaced since then). I am having a struggle with removing the shrouds though, all four screws are off but it feels like I'm going to break something if I use any more force trying to pry the shrouds apart and from the steering column. Could you share some motivation, should I just muscle them apart or am I missing something. Thank you, Matthew.