I had a similar problem recently,
The fix was to drop the steering column there is a screwed terminal block connecting the ignition switch and other wires to the rest of the loom, it was partly melted and 1 screw was loose
but they all needed tightening.
wires that were hot i cleaned the oxides from with a wire brush before refitting making sure contact is 100 %
hopes this helps.
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