Ignition problems

2003 FORD EXPLORER
170,000 MILES • 4.6L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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TIFFANY MARIE
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I just bought this truck yesterday and sometimes the key gets stuck in the ignition and when it does the cylinder comes right out of the ignition with the key. What could be the problem???
Mar 1, 2016 at 6:13 PM
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CAR-MAN145
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Sounds like a bad tumbler it should lock in and never come out
Mar 2, 2016 at 1:24 AM
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TIFFANY MARIE
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This morning I went to start it and I just heard a single click when I tried to start it. It will not start now.
Mar 2, 2016 at 6:40 AM
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CAR-MAN145
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Mostly a single click is the fault of a starter, but with the problem you are having with the key I would make sure its a bad starter first.
Mar 3, 2016 at 12:38 AM
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