Ignition Switch oddity

So I have a 96 Sport 4.0L with a AW4...
So the ignition switch has been acting up so I go to Y.T. and find a how to on a 95 and it all looks the same... so off to the parts house and I pull it, things going smoothly... then I see what appears to be a worn "flag or wing" at the end of the tumbler, I wonder is this the issue...
So I start looking around at picts. on the WWW and it looks as though my 96 XJ has the tumbler & ign. switch out of one of the below vehicles.
99-00 Dodge Light Truck Dakota
97-98 Dodge Light Truck Dakota
98-00 Dodge Light Truck Durango
98-02 Dodge Light Truck Pickup - Fullsize / Ramcharger
97 Dodge Light Truck Pickup - Fullsize / Ramcharger
99-02 Dodge Light Truck Van - Fullsize
97 Dodge Light Truck Van - Fullsize
98-02 Dodge Viper
97 Dodge Viper
97 Jeep Grand Cherokee
98 Jeep Grand Cherokee
00-01 Plymouth Prowler

What I have...
http://www.auto-parts-online.com/uploads1/prod61/img3_00/004/8958240_1282219217.jpg

What I SUPPOSEDLY have...
http://www.carparts.com/details/Jee...a&origin=pla&gclid=CKXhy4fF1c0CFQeRfgodGIIDFA

Has anyone else ran across this ? WTF !!

Any thoughts would be appreciated...
Curt

Neither one of those is an ignition switch. The actual switch is down lower on the column.

The actual electrical switch:

http://cdn3.volusion.com/pcqov.mlgvc/v/vspfiles/photos/J8128889-2.jpg

At least on the older jeeps with GM columns. Not sure about the 96, it maybe similar and is likely a Chrysler column

The entire column view

http://cimg3.ibsrv.net/cimg/www.cherokeeforum.com/800x600_85/907/91655-91907.jpg

The part you posted is the ignition LOCK CYLINDER.

What problem, exactly, are you having?

Looks like the 96 is the newer Chrysler ignition switch. Totally different from the older XJs with GM columns.

Maybe this will help some.

http://parts.postfallschryslerjeepd...---------To-06151996/49399030/04797401AB.html

I have never worked on one of these so I hope some one else can jump in here.

The switch itself for 96

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Advantech-3...ash=item568834d0bc:g:ookAAOSwDNdVxHjV&vxp=mtr

I might add that my 85 jeep had an 84 lock cylinder in it because the column had been replace with one from a JY. Matched the one I pulled from the column, at Autozone, with the right one from their inventory on the shelf.

You are correct & I was a bit hasty in my explanation... they are lock cylinders that i posted.

I have the first one I posted... I wanted to replace the ignition switch that goes with it... notice the two ears at the bottom/tip... the other one I posted has a round/barrel at the bottom/tip... they gave me a switch that fits the 2nd. pict. I posted.

Mine is a stock never been molested switch.

So I go to the parts house and they give me a switch like your e-bay & Finely posts... a switch is what I was after... so on the surface got what I wanted...
The difference lies in where the switch & the lock cylinder interface...inside the hole. One is round barrel like tip, supposedly a 96... my stock one uses a tip with ears.

I guess I've just got a bastardized set up Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge/JEEP...everything I found shows my key cylinder as being a round/barrel tip. I have something else...

It's just odd...

I appreciate the help...
Curt

You could have a 95 or 97 part/column in a 96. That is why dealers always want the VIN number to find those odd issues. And aftermarket data is know to have bad data too.

Yeah, that's what i thought, but I can't get one that looks like mine on searches, no matter the year... the closest I get is a 97 ZJ... so I'll have to see if it works...

Thanks for the help...
Curt