2002 S60.

The ignition key was sticking and I was thinking, "I need to get a new ignition lock." Well, yesterday, it broke. I couldn't turn the key far enough to start the car. So I rip the steering column apart and remove the ignition switch from the back of the lock so I can use a screwdriver to start the car.

Initially, the key would turn far enough to unlock the wheel and I figured that I could drive the car until I got the lock. Oh, oh, now the key won't turn far enough to unlock the steering wheel. Damn!

Then I discover that the windows won't work. Hmmmm .. . check the fuses, they're fine. Disconnect the battery, wait a bit, reconnect the battery and everything works fine. Except that I have warning messages about the ABS and airbags.

So this morning I think...."I can pull the lock off and drive the car." So I go to work on the car and discover that the windows won't work again. Hmmmmm . . .

So what could be causing this window problem? When I first found that the key wouldn't turn, I must have turned the key ten or twenty times trying to shake things loose so it would turn. That meant that I was turning the entire car on and off a bunch of times in quick succession.

Other error messages indicate brake and ABS problems that weren't there before.

Could I have screwed something up fiddling with the key as I did?

Thanks.

 

did you check fuses etc?

 

Not the second time. It was starting to pour and I didn't feel like getting soaked. ;_)