put key in, like turning switch on accessory

Bad switch, pure and simple. AbodyJoe posted up a nice pictorial on it some time ago

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=128836

Also you can download free service manuals over at MyMopar. Several of them over there came from the guys here at FABO

http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=31

There is a bit of additional info under "steering columns" in the Service Conference bulletins and videos

http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=454