360* Rotating ignition switch B5.5 Wagon?

[ASBug]

Ok, I'm just throwing this out there:
Wifey leaves in 2004 B5.5 wagon auto with 1.8t to go to church tonight.
She stops at a store to pick up some items for the meeting gets back in car to start it and swears that the ignition switch rotated 360* w/o starting car.

She calls me and I start loading up kids into the minivan to save her and have car towed.
She then calls me back after 4 minutes and states that it is working and I ask her to drive home.

I tried and tried to get it to spin around and car is working just normal.
I will drive car tomorrow and test it againm, but I am thinking she stuck the key into the rubber seal around the cylinder.

I pitched this idea to her and got the heck no you didn't look, so I am just going to ask if this has ever happened to anyone else?

Thanks for any experiences and things to look for.
KC

[travisyoung]

I think they have an anti theft feature that if you put the wrong key in or the right key does not pull the tumblers correctly it will spin

[ASBug]

Wild.
My wife's sanity thanks you.
KC

[ASBug]

Did it to me this morning.
Only spun once then engaged.
Is there a graphite or other lubricant I can spray into the switch to loosen the tumblers w/o dammaging the electrical stuff whithin?
I appreciate any help.
KC

[travisyoung]

Yes grafite would work