Eagle Vision Broken Key

I was called out to do a job on a 1993 Eagle Vision. The key was broken off in the ignition. This Technitip is the method I used to solve the problem. The ’93 Eagle Vision, Chrysler Concord, and Dodge Intrepid use the new model ignition cylinder.

I tried to remove the broken key by normal methods, but decided that the ignition would be much easier to service if it were removed. The large retainer is below the Column,. And the cylinder must be in the on position to allow the retainer is very large, and the hole it fits into has a lot of room to move around. When I touched the retainer it would jiggle, so I tried to pry it out with two small screw drivers. It came out far enough to get a grip with a pair of needle nose vise grips, ant the grips completed the retainer removal. The ignition then slid out of its socket. There was no need to drill or deface the column or lock cylinder, and I ws easily able to repair the retainer once the ignition was out. With the ignition out the column, the broken key was jarred loose and hooked out of the keyway. A new key was made for the cylinder, using the broken key as a pattern, an the same cylinder was replaced into the auto.

The retaining lug on the ignition cylinder is held in place by small flat piece of spring steel. Extracting the retainer will bend the spring, but it can be easily straightened, and the retainer replaced in to the ignition cylinder. I found no code numbers on the ignition cylinder, and a working key is required, to disassemble the cylinder.