Jammed ignition barrel

[Waltersvx]

Hi all, the barrel on my vx is just not starting the car, ive taken everything apart and put it back together numerous times, im thinking it needs a new ignition barrel, when things are apart, the switch works fine and barrel turns as it should. I recently had a new key cut. if it is stuffed is there any other way to get the car running? cheers. I should add it goes all the way to accessories just fine

 

[Fu Manchu]

Replace the barrel. It’s easy.
Have a go re pinning it so the keys still work fine.

There are numerous threads on it and one is mine that I did a walk through on it.

 

[trel]

I replaced mine, then it failed again 2 years later, it's a fault in design with these barrells. They keep ******* up.

I did this from this video I found, issue solved, will never stick again and bonus is the steering wheel still locks after you take the key out.

 

[RiffRaffMama]

Just remember, if you replace the ignition barrel entirely, you need to do the drivers door lock as well because if your remote fails, you won’t be unlocking it with your key… I changed my ignition barrel and took the drivers door lock out of my donor car as well but then came down with a bad case of the CBFs and chucked it on the floor in the back of my car, stating “that’s a problem for future riffraffmama” and like 2 months later, future riffraffmama discovered why replacing it at some point prior to that day may have been a good idea. Either that, or carry two chunky bloody keys around.

 

[Fu Manchu]

It’s easy enough to repin the new ignition barrel. It should come with a kit. Or buy one with a repinning kit.

 

[Fu Manchu]

Ignition Barrel For Holden Commodore VT VU VX VY VZ Statesman WH WK WL Uncoaded | eBay

Fits Holden Commodore VT, VU, VX, VY and VZ sedan, station wagon and ute 09/1997 to 03/2007 including Executive, Acclaim, Lumina, Berlina, Calais, SV6, SV8, SS and HSV. Also fits Holden Statesman WH, WK, and WL 10/1998 to 09/2007.

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The walkthrough:

https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/vn-vz-ignition-repair.280251/