# Ignition key stuck in the column

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-key-stuck-in-the-column/38040>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac\
**Created:** [October 13, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-key-stuck-in-the-column/38040 "2009-10-13T12:52:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![mbeins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@mbeins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mbeins)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-key-stuck-in-the-column/38040/1 "2009-10-13T12:52:10Z")

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When I shut off the car, I cannot remove the igition key from the column. After a while it will come out but by that time the battery is dead. I heard this is not unusual in the Grand Prix. What is wrong?