Originally Posted By: stephen9666
Originally Posted By: pandus13
Originally Posted By: A_Harman
The major contributing factor is how much weight is on the key ring. ... If the weight of the keyring exceeds three pounds...
OT,
wow. in metric this is almost 1.5 kg.
that's a small dog/monkey/cat hang from the cylinder....
or a pair of decent boots.....
just wow.
Where is this "three pounds" claim coming from? I don't think I've read that anywhere and I sort of question that number.
From a Wall St. Journal article:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579435171004763740
"In the 2003 incident, the owner "had several keys on the key ring" and the additional weight of the keys had "worn out the ignition switch," GM states in its chronology."
And:
"However, the switch's detent plunger and spring inside allowed the ignition switch to turn back to the "accessory" position when the key was either bumped or there was too much weight hanging from the key's head."
Originally Posted By: pandus13
Originally Posted By: A_Harman
The major contributing factor is how much weight is on the key ring. ... If the weight of the keyring exceeds three pounds...
OT,
wow. in metric this is almost 1.5 kg.
that's a small dog/monkey/cat hang from the cylinder....
or a pair of decent boots.....
just wow.
Where is this "three pounds" claim coming from? I don't think I've read that anywhere and I sort of question that number.
From a Wall St. Journal article:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579435171004763740
"In the 2003 incident, the owner "had several keys on the key ring" and the additional weight of the keys had "worn out the ignition switch," GM states in its chronology."
And:
"However, the switch's detent plunger and spring inside allowed the ignition switch to turn back to the "accessory" position when the key was either bumped or there was too much weight hanging from the key's head."