Cannot start/steering wheel locked - Cars & Trucks

Call your Ford dealer and ask them if you car has a locking steering wheel.
Since "forever" ago, there was a were "star wheels" attached to the inside of the steering column, for the purpose of preventing theft by locking the steering wheel when the key was removed.. The bad side was that those locks can jamb if the steering wheel
is at the end of it's travel, such as can happen if the front wheel of the car is jammed against a curb when parked.
Your fix might just be to turn the steering wheel whilst trying to start it, though it may take a little muscle.
God bless your efforts.

there is a load on the lock pin in the steering column try turning the steering wheel a bit left or right to release the pin as you try turning the key.
Steering wheel locks never lock straight ahead as the idea is that if the car is being stolen it will turn a circle rather that move straight

possible switch in steering locking mech. try rocking steering wheel, see if you can get it to a point where you hear a click, and the steering wheel does lock

try pulling the steering wheel slightly to one side and turning the key to unlock the steering wheel

move wheel side to side while trying to start -if starts and wheel is still in locked position problem can be pin cam that fits into slot on wheel may have broke which would require dis assembly of the wheel to manually move and repair lock

you can break the lock by pulling down on the steering whell very hard. or if your ignitons swith is bad you have to get a new one

Try pressing the key down little bit while you are trying to turn it towards ignition, at the same time slowly turning the steering wheel clockwise and counter clockwise ( it's locked but it still moves a little bit), it should release the steering wheel lock. hope it helps
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try turning steering wheel a bit, or move shifter up past park. Otherwise ignition may have a broken or stuck pin and will need to be replaced.

All you need to do is turn your steering wheel to the left all the way till it stops then put your key in while still holding the steering wheel to the left, turn the key to the on position this should release your steering wheel!