my subaru impreza hatchback 2.0i premium Key sometimes will not come out of the ignition switch. it does not happen every day,but today was the worst so far took me like 15 min to get my key out. I got the car in January 02-2014 and it has been going on and off  for the last month.Sorry this is after I have put the car in park

Thomas

Edited June 1, 201411 yr by boise

When this happens does the key turn all the way back to the lock position?

 

There is a mechanism that prevents the key from being turned to lock unless the shifter is in park. This uses a switch in the center console next to the selector which can get sticky if anyone has ever spilled a drink or coffee in the console. The console cover is easy to remove to gain access to the shifter box.