[rodsnhawgs]

I've done a search for this with no success. Also posted on RennTech with no response. I'm hoping someone here can lend some insight/experience. It's common knowledge ignition switch/cylinders are typical failure items on Boxsters. But are top up/down issues generally related?... Here's a description of the symptoms and what I've tried so far:

When I drop the lever on top of the windshield with hand brake on and door closed, both windows drop couple of inches and I verify the hand brake light in ON. There is no indication the top motor is trying to run as the top does nothing.

I've checked the B6 and D3 fuses, both are good.

Next, I tried diconnecting the battery for a couple of days thinking computer may need to reset itself...tried top again after recon and top worked. However, after moving about 1/2 down, I stopped it to do the karate chop thing to the back window...top would not continue. Discon again for about an hour; recon - no luck...top is stopped at 1/2 open/closed.

Second problem has now reared its head - and my guess is they are related:
Ignition felt "soft", even "spongy" when turning key to off and even past off postiton. Pulled key and got a message stating "ignition key not removed"...even got the key not removed chimes audible alarm... hmmm... key back in and restarted engine... tried top - no luck... off again w/ the "soft" feel... this time when I removed the key, it made a louder than normal disconnect "clunk". Upon trying to reinsert the key, the ignition cylinder will not allow the key to enter the slot.

So...now I'm locked out of the ignition and the top is stuck 1/2 open! Any insights??