Hi Everyone:
My husband & I just became the Happy Owners of a beautiful white X Type Jaguar 4 Door Sedan with the 2.5 V6 Gasoline Engine. It has high mileage of 192K.
We live in South Mississippi and will use the car for everyday local driving, along with our other vehicles.
Everything seems to work fine except the switch-blade key has its quirks about being reluctant to be removed. Would the park switch or a dead key battery contribute to this problem?
We thank those responsible to originating, running & maintaining this Forum and look forward to being a helpful member.
Joyceee

 

joyceee, welcome to the Forums. Lots of good information here. BUt, please stop by the New Member Section and tell us a little bit about yourself. We pride ourselves in being a better car group and as part of this, we like to get to know one another. This will also give you a chance to meet those that make this place what it is.

As for your key problem. I would say to first start with spraying some WD-40 into the tumbler where the key goes and give it a good lubing. That is probably all that it will need. After that, make sure you don't have a sharp edge on the key or a part of it that is worn such that it would hook and catch on something internal to the ignition switch. If you are still having issues, then odds are, you will need a new tumbler in the steering column. NOt a tough repair and you can get a local lock smith to key the new tumbler to match up to your current key.