Hot key

[LtNoogie]

Is your key hot when you pull it out of the ignition?

I travel quite a bit so I drive lots of different rental cars and I've never noticed a hot key. My Jeep key isn't hot when I pull it out.

[YAR1S]

Mine usually is.

[*MAD DOG*]

A few questions.

Do you have the heater on?

Is the key/dash in direct sunlight?

Is the ignition warm to touch before you start your car?

It could just be one of those three things, just like when you get in on a hot day and the metal on the seat belts is hot like fire!

[nivard]

On my 2007 Yaris the ignition key is sometimes too hot to touch. Does anyone else have this problem?

[talnlnky]

my key is wrapped in rubber.... it's never felt warm, not even when temps were 106F here last week. I have tinted windows and use a windshield screen (side note).

[darkmoon87]

My key was hot when here was 38 decree C = 100F+

-_-

[b_hickman11]

Both of my Yarises makes the keys very hot after driving. Sometimes too hot to touch.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

I've had keys get hot but usually it's because the ignition got really hot in the sun and transferred heat to the key... I haven't noticed it getting hot on normal temp days... I'll have to check it to see

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Mine has never been bothersome.

[coffiend]

Mine is a bit warm at times...

just never enough to post a thread about it :p

[1stToyota]

Just checked mine...leaving from work yesterday: 95 degrees before starting vehicle, drove home...80 degrees. This morning: 88 degrees before starting, 84 degrees when I got to work.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Weird... Hey I've seen some cars (not sure about yari) have lighted ignitions, which might heat up the key...but I cannot imagine why your key would get hot... kinda worrisome...

[Concerned]

On my 2007 Yaris the ignition key is sometimes too hot to touch. Does anyone else have this problem?

Yes. Just purchased a 2010 Yaris 4 door sedan. It does not happen on short rides. However, when I drove the car for 2 continuous hours at highway speeds, the ignition key and the metal tumbler that the key inserts into were quite hot. Brought it into the Toyota Service Dept. They said the ignition voltage in my ignition is within specification and that many cars get hot keys and ignition cylinders. I have trouble believing that a hot key is anything but abnormal. I already feel that I have a car that might have a serious problem brewing. Has anyone had a hot key and ignition cylinder lead to a serious problem?

[bst82551]

My key is not and has never been (even after 16+ hours of driving) too hot to touch. I live in Georgia where temps regularly hit 95+ in the summer. I use the key without the rubber protector and it's still plenty cool enough to pull out and touch comfortably.

[Shroomster]

2001 honda civic, key is always hot coming out of the ignition, whether at night or day, hot or cold...... im the original owner (less the parents)....

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

should have opted for the COLD KEY package when you purchased car.....

[bronsin]

Hmm sounds like trouble.

[ddongbap]

Its probably related to the blinker fluidl

[Shroomster]

Its probably related to the blinker fluidl

well mine is def related to the V-Tec fluid not the blinker fluid...113,000 miles and i haven't flushed/replaced it yet....