Key-in Chime KILLING me

There's a small wire that clips on to the part of the steering column that the ignition cylinder slides into. This single wire drives the door chime. If it does not touch the ignition lock cylinder when you remove the key, the chime goes on. The wire is held on by a cheap plastic clip and has a tendency to break off. My clip broke and I simply wrapped electrical tape around the steering column to hold the wire in place.

Another problem you can get is if the "ears" on the ignition lock cylinder break loose and rotate independently of the key. The chime would sound until you rotated the "ears" back to match the key. I have this problem on my Red Gt now, it's annoying. Of course, you replaced the ignition lock cylinder so that's not the problem.

My bet is the sensor wire has fallen off. You'll need to take the bottom plastic off of the steering column to see it; you shouldn't need to take off the top plastic. It should be obvious where it's supposed to go; there's a notch in the metal it fits in.