Hot stuff! (hot ignition key)

[toybronco]

Yeah so after drivin my 03 since I purchased it, 4th of july. I have noticed that the ignition key gets hot.. Like WAY hot.. Hotter than if I had left it in the sun.
Is this normal? Im worried about electronics gettin silly and fryin somethin.

[2RedV's]

Yeah so after drivin my 03 since I purchased it, 4th of july. I have noticed that the ignition key gets hot.. Like WAY hot.. Hotter than if I had left it in the sun.
Is this normal? Im worried about electronics gettin silly and fryin somethin.
That doesn't sound good. I would take it to the dealer and have them look at it. Make sure that you have driven it for a while just before you get there and have the service advisor come over and check it while you are still there.

[Black Pearl]

My key will get hot on the way home from work. After the car has sat all day in the sun, and I drive home (about 15 minutes) the key is unusually hot when I remove it from the ignition switch. When I first noticed this, I was worried about some electrical problem. But if the car is cool or after long trips the key is not hot. I believe in my case there is no problem, the key just heats up from the internal temperature of the switch and the trip is too short to cool everything down. I will say that I have never seen a key get that hot on any of my previous cars. There must be a lot of physical contact between the key and the lock mechanism.