Broken key in ignition

Asked by Peter Apr 05, 2016 at 12:50 PM about the 1996 Ford Explorer

Question type: General

Someone tried to steal my 1996 ford explorer and
broke a key in my ignition what can I do to fix the
problem with out having to pay a lot of money for a
mechanic

1 Answer
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Ginko455 answered 8 years ago

Find a cheaper mechanic. Or get some small needle nose to see if you can extract the broken key out of the cylinder.

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