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09-13-2009, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
lemongruver New TN User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 3 Gameroom cash: $2400 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews	Hot ignition and key The past 3 times I've driven my 2001 Toyota Corolla the key and the ignition are so hot when I turn the car off and remove the key that I can hardly touch them! It's never happened before; now it's happening even after short trips of 10 miles or less. Does anyone have any idea what is causing this, and how to fix? Thanks for any help.

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09-13-2009, 09:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bitter One with the force Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Chicago Posts: 4,833 Gameroom cash: $558900 Thanks: 3 Thanked 152 Times in 148 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews	very bizzare. googling confirms what i suspect, a bad ignition switch. there may be bad contacts inside the switch causing excess resistance inside the switch which causes heat. __________________ 1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E 2000 Celica GTS 'slowest GTS evar!'

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