Has anyone else ever seen or heard of this happening? The car still started, but the cylinder would fall out if you pulled the key at all.

Luckily, I had 3,000 miles left on my warranty. It only took a few hours to fix, but even the service guys had never seen this before. I brought the key inside with the cylinder still on it, and they started laughing, but so was I.

 

never seen that happen to so new of a car.

 

That's normal if you got the factory theft deterrent package!

 

That's what the service guys said: It's a really good theft protector.

 

I can just see the conversation you had with them about THAT

 

Actually, they didn't ask many questions since I still had a warranty. Plus my dad was backing the car out when it happened.

 

why was he pulling on he key when backing out then ?

 

That's interesting, I always wanted some added security against car theifs.

 

Is that what they mean by a keyed lock tumbler?