Ignition Key Gets Very HOT???
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Yesterday when I remove the key from the ignition after a 15 minute drive, I could have branded a cow with it. It was too hot to touch. Now today I may the same drive and the key was some what warm but about normal I would say. What would cause this heat? Is there something to address. That much heat can not be good. I see a lot of complaints about it but no answers. Anyone know?
This is a 2001 Civic LX
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This is a 2001 Civic LX
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Perhaps an intermittent short. Heat in electrical is caused by high current -- voltage freed from resistance -- in thin wires or windings.
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Let's hope this is just something simple, and not something shorting in the column.
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What would cause this heat? Is there something to address.
The interlock solenoid (under the ignition cylinder and key) generates heat while it is energized.
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Wow -- so making the key hot enough to burn to the touch is normal for this car? Amazing... but not surprising, sadly. :P
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Re: Ignition Key Gets Very HOT???
Honda Service News Article
July 2003
Ignition key gets warm while driving
(Paraphrased)
The key interlock solenoid is energized whenever the shift lever is not in PARK, so heat from the solenoid gets transferred to the key. This is a normal characteristic and cannot be fixed by replacing parts.
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Wow... so I guess the OP's temp difference between two same drives...they weren't really the same, then. Another reason not to have an automatic 7th-gen... :/
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