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frustrated!! so tonight, i went out with a few friends to the bar... had a few drinks, played around a bit in the rain in the trans am and went to a friends house for a bit... so i get back into my car and click the ignition switch to start, and to my suprise, NOTHING! wtf, so then i proceed to play with it for a while, and when i got frustrated i just tried to take my key out, well... didnt work. so basically my key is broken off into the ignition and my car is stuck in front of a friends house. i guess go ahead and get a switch tomorrow, and grab the old trusty tech II and check it out. i will keep all of you posted, and if i dont get this straightened out tomorrow, i swear i will torch this bastard. i guess i am with the rest of the crowd when i say i fell in love with the wrong DAMN car!!! money pit maybe? son-of-a bitch this car is more expensive than the female sitting at the house!! 
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btw, the car is a 96... and i believe i am having a VATS problem, i guess i have to waste my whole friday night playing with a VATS interrogator and a scan tool!
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i tried two keys, i dont think its sending the code to start the vehicle... and yea, it's pretty aggravating to change the switch. i believe it is a vats issue, i have a good feeling it broke the wires on the top of the ignition switch from binding up.
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then again, now that i think about it... i believe it is just a faulty switch, i felt alot of binding in it, and if it was a vats issue it would have turned over, just not started from disabling the pump. man, i guess i drank more than i thought! haha
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good damn thing i got paid last night. i am trying to log onto dealerworld and get into GM parts but my computer isnt wanting to load the page... aggravating ****, i guess i will just deal with it in the morning
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Not true, I had a VATS issue and my starter didnt get any juice. To me it sounds like a VATS issue, just because I had the same thing happen. I cleaned my key and sprayed out the key hole with canned air.
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i just read a bit on that, and i ordered a cylinder and switch... i do believe it is an issue with vats also. i was looking more into the oldsmobile and buick ordeal where it kills the pump... it's not the key though, i tried the spare also... like i said above, i think the wires were broken from the top to the cylinder... thanks for everyone's input. i also ordered the rack in the column because i think that is what is binding...
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well to my suprise i came out alot cheaper than i thought. i bought the new lock cylinder, key, switch, and rack for $95.88. ya know, some days i honestly make myself believe working for GM has its perks 
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and now that i read all of my posts again, holy **** i said the same thing about the vats problem in every post... wow, another pointless post. good night folks, i will mess with the car in the morning and let you know the outcome
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well i installed the parts and nada... nothing! the security light is not illuminated, but i am getting nothing to the starter. i figured i may have had the switch slightly out of position, so i took it loose pulled it by hand, still nothing. i guess i have to start following the schematics and find the prob. any suggestions or former problems from others?