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Could be a faulty brake light switch, or the solenoid for the shifter lock. You may be able to shift it out of park if you unlock the steering wheel but not turn the key to On.
Sometimes the mechanical system that locks your steering wheel has too much vehicle weight which can prevent the key from turning. If you can move the vehicle back and forth while someone turn the steering wheel and turn the ignition switch.
I would say it is the ignition switch. You can try to get the steering wheel unlocked moving it, but usually when the key won't turn, it is the switch or security system. You will need to reset it to find out. Call the dealership if you don't have it.
I would check your kick down leaver on the transmission. Make sure it is working freely. Sometimes the kick down leaver and the shifter leaver will bind together and cause the kick down leaver to get stuck. Sometimes when this happens you can feel hard spots in the shifter or hard spots in the gas pedel. or the gas pedelwill be super easy to push. Block all the wheels front and back turn the key on. DO NOT START IT put it in drive then go under it and make sure the kick down leaver is moving freely. The reason it has to be in drive when you do this is because it may move freely in park but not when its in drive. The kick down leaver should move back and forth almost effortlessly. If it don't that is your problem. Get some WD40 lube it up and move it back and forth till it move back and forth easily. It would help to put some spray greese on it after its free to prevent it from happening again. If this is not you problem there is a band in the transmission that can cause this too. The tabs on the band where you make the adjustment on it will sometime bend apart over time causing the band to be out of adjustment. To fix this you will have to pull the pan and valve body bend the tabs back and readjust the band. Good Luck 4 thumbs up is appreciated if this helps.
You have locked the steering wheel. You will need to be forceful with the steering wheel and keep trying to turn the key when turning the steering wheel. It will eventually let you turn the key and start the car.
try moving the steering wheel or wiggle the steering wheel and move the key to unlock. if that does not work the key lock cylinder needs to be replaced
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