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R33 Ignition Switch Issues

Hi All, 

I had a weird issue appear tonight while I was driving - All of a sudden the accessory power cut out, no radio, windscreen wipers, mirrors etc. Turn the car off and back on and it would be fine. We worked out that if you turn the key a fraction then all accessory power would turn back on. Turn it one direction a fraction and everything would cut out again. 

My first thought was that there is an issue with the ignition barrel but I thought I would ask on here first. Has anyone had a similar problem before? I've seen cases where the car would turn off completely but not the accessory power only. 

If the issue is the ignition barrel what would my options be? Change ALL locks out for new ones including the ignition barrel, doors and boot - if so is it very hard to do? Change the barrel and get it keyed for my current one (if that's even possible???) 

Thanks in advance! 

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It does sound like an ignition barrel issue, the ACC and IGN are separate within the barrel so only the ACC might have failed/be loose.

I understand you should be able to change just the barrel and have it rekeyed, you'll need to talk to a wrecker or car friendly locksmith

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You can get a new barrel and have it keyed to your car. As mentioned a locksmith should be able to do it.
You can also get a full lock set, im just in this process now. It's similar as we have to buy the locks, install them and then have them keyed to match the original.


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9 hours ago, Steve85 said:

You can get a new barrel and have it keyed to your car. As mentioned a locksmith should be able to do it.
You can also get a full lock set, im just in this process now. It's similar as we have to buy the locks, install them and then have them keyed to match the original.

 

 

13 minutes ago, Duncan said:

sorry I've got nothing! But hey there's an internet full of people out there :)

 

Thanks guys, I couldn't get it to do it no matter how hard i tried today. I went for a drive for a few hours - The only difference is that i used my spare key and not the "Nissan" one. The Nissan one looks so rounded and worn - I only just realized. Could this also be the issue?

I found a couple of locksmiths also that I will call tomorrow. 

Looking at the barrel assembly it seriously looks painful to remove. I wanted to remove and replace it myself but looking at it I'm not sure if I want to bother. 

Duncan Grand Master

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Well definitely give that other key a go, but I think it's more likely to be electrical in the barrel than the key.

Removing the lock isn't as bad as it looks; you remove the steering column cover, one plug which has all the key's wires, and 2 bolts. The bolts will be either easy or hard because they are antitamper....if you can get them undone (sometimes you're lucky) it's easy, if not you have to drill them out which can be a pain.

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On 1/2/2017 at 8:04 PM, Duncan said:

Well definitely give that other key a go, but I think it's more likely to be electrical in the barrel than the key.

Removing the lock isn't as bad as it looks; you remove the steering column cover, one plug which has all the key's wires, and 2 bolts. The bolts will be either easy or hard because they are antitamper....if you can get them undone (sometimes you're lucky) it's easy, if not you have to drill them out which can be a pain.

Thanks Duncan, I haven't actually had the issue happen again at all lately. I've intentionally tried to make it do it but it's not doing it (old key or my spare). I also pulled apart the steering assembly to check how to remove it all and I've worked it out just in case I need to. For now I'll leave it until it causes me further grief. 

Thank you for your help - If you don't mind could you please delete the post now if possible? I think this sort of sensitive info shouldn't be kept anywhere :P

 

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