1997 Mercedes Benz S420 key stuck in ignition

Tiny
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  • 1997 MERCEDES BENZ S420
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
The key got stuck in the ignition this morning. We were finally able to start the car, but we cannot get the car into the 0 position. One thing we noticed was that wiggling the gear shifter seemed to help us (finally) get the key out of the ignition.

Is there a sensor in the shifter that might have caused this? Could it be an ignition switch?
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 AT 1:59 PM

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Tiny
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There are no sensors in the shift assembly that could cause this. However this sounds like your ignition switch is begining to fail. I would say that the ignition switch is the direction to go on this one.
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Monday, March 16th, 2009 AT 1:14 PM

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