After driving home and parking tonight, my '95 525i wouldn't turn off by turning the key back, nor could I get the key out of the ignition. The engine finally turned off after some fidgeting, but it took a while longer before I got the key out. But the radio and auxiliary power still didn't turn off and when I opened the door I got the "Key in Ignition" warning - what's going on???

A friend helped reset the oil timer by grounding pin 7 a few weeks ago and since then the "open door" chime speaker occasionally shorts out, but I'm not sure if these are related to the ignition problem.......

The worst problem is that I can't start the car again either. There most be something wrong with the key circuitry because there's no change in auxiliary power (it's always on) and the starter never turns no matter where the key is turned to.

Please help!!

I'm going to disconnect the battery now to see if that makes any difference........