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Hello all,
I got half way to work this morning & my wife rang saying that she could not start the car because it was as if the key no longer fitted (VP Commodore).
I turned around as she had to get our daughter to school. Got some of the way home & she rang again saying that it was all ok now using the spare key so I turned around & headed back to work phone rang again & she said that it's still stuffed.
Would this be fixed with some graphite powder shoved down the lock? Is it a common problem?
The funny thing is that one of my colleagues turned up to work this morning carrying the ignition lock out of his Pugeot with exactly the same problem.
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I have this problem with one of my Commodores, the key will work one way and not the other, with both keys, just have to remember to turn it around.
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Thanks Warren,
I got home & my wife says it's all ok now so I tried my key. It worked twice & then stopped working.
When it fails to work the key does not seem to go in as far as it should & no amount of jiggling & turning seems to make it work.
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Hi Jim.
The problem is with the lock barrel. It's a lot of work to swap columns just because of a faulty barrel. Either swap the whole barrel & switch from 1 column to the other or dismantle & repair your existing barrel, their not difficult.
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Had the same thing with my VN. Apparently the gunge from the key builds up in the end of the barrel. Worked ok if you used a medium sized hammer to pound on the end of it, then it would turn.
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Thanks Dr Terry & Jabba,
Yep I have decided to just change the lock because My VN column has virtually nothing left on it up top.
I think that the gunge buildup is probably the answer due to me making it worse when i put graphite powder in it.
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All fixed & running with the VN lock & a wife complaining about having different keys for the door & ignition.
Jabba You were dead righttap the key in with a rubber mallet & it works.
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