With my ignition turned on, even with the engine is running, I can reach
over and pull my keys from the ignition without moving to the off/lock
position. If the engine is off but the ignition is not in the locked
position, I can even fire it up without the key. Is this a common Chev
thing? I need to be careful that my ignition is fully in the off position
before I leave my Jimmy or else someone could simply hop in and drive
away...

My Jimmy has this little phenomena, but my GTA does not (probably due to the
VATS, the little "chip" built into the ignition key).

no, it is not normal


"SBlackfoot" <trypticon (AT) sympatico (DOT) remove.ca> wrote

I know it's not normal, but is it common? My brother said his old Monte
Carlo (80s model) used to do this, as well as his buddy's car back in high
school, and a friend of mine said he knows of two other Chevs with the same
nuance. I'm not too worried about it, I was just wondering how many others
have had the same issue.

It means your key or lock is worn

"SBlackfoot" <trypticon (AT) sympatico (DOT) remove.ca> wrote

Not common but does happen with a few cars and trucks.
It has to do with wear both on the key and the pins in the lock itself.
If you have a spare key that you do not use often try that one instead
it might still pull out but not as easily.
Best advice, change lock.
Rich

"You can have peace. Or you can have freedom.
Don't ever count on having both at once"

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 21:58:26 -0400, "SBlackfoot"
<trypticon (AT) sympatico (DOT) remove.ca> wrote:

for awhile. The key AND the lock are worn. When you replace one or
the other you are only 1/2 way back to a like-new condition. This is
a VERY COMMON condition with an older Chevy/GM

--
Regards
Gordie

change lock before it does like mine and not unlock with your key because
it's wore out when you are fifty miles from home

SBlackfoot wrote:
My 88 S-10 has done it for 9 years or so. Haven't bothered to do anything
about it, and it's handy when I run into a store in the winter -- I can lock
it and leave it running with the same set of keys! My 75 Impala also had
this same issue, so I don' t think it is all that uncommon.

Big Chris

""Doc"" <ask.me (AT) no (DOT) spam> wrote

Extremely common. Although my truck doesn't do it, my mom's Malibu('98) was
doing it by 2002, and her Blazer many years before did it also.

Sam

Had an 89' Tahoe. Did the same thing. I remember an early 70's Pontiac also
doing it. Probably a GM problem.


"SBlackfoot" <trypticon (AT) sympatico (DOT) remove.ca> wrote