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I can't turn the ignition key at all. I tried wiggling the steering wheel and still nothing. The wheels were straight when I parked and nothing was wrong. Everything is locked.
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try turning your steering wheel from left to right while you gently try removing the key. if that doesnt work and your car is a automatic with the shifter in the center console there is a cable running to the transmission that sometimes becomes loose causing the car not to be fully into the park position.
the ignition module (ignition switch on top of the steering column) normally doesn't get stuck.
things you can try:
steering wheel lock: (the pin gets a "burr" on it and locks everything up) wiggle steering wheel back and forth while trying to turn key.
transmission lock (parking on an incline will jam up the interlock)
push the shifter farther into park while trying to turn the key, or wiggle shifter
bad key if only 1 key fails. bad cylinder, (LOCK SMITH TIME) did you wiggle the steering wheel, at same time and gear shift in park. read the operators guide.
You have to remove up your gear shift Knob and solve the problem of the micro switch on park position, I have same problem but I dont have time to solve it,
Check to make sure gear shift is in Park. Rock the steering wheel hard without the key in. Try the key...you may have to hold the steering wheel all the way in one direction and try or the other direction and try. Good luck. Sometimes the steering wheel lock does not line up when you removed the key.
try another key, also try to wiggle key in ignition and turn ,the ignition or the key may be worn, you tryed to wiggle the steering wheel while turning the key, try it even if wheel is not turned, if you tryed it then try to wiggle key in ignition switch while trying to turn key or try spare key. hope this helps.
Have you parked the car with the wheels turned?
If so you will have to turn the seering wheel the same direction as the wheels are facing wiggling both the steering and key at the same time, it sounds like the steering lock is stuck on. sometimes they can be really tight. It's quite common on this car aswell. try to park with your wheel straight.
If your key won't turn, you can move the steering wheel back and forth until it does or try to hold the steering wheel to the left or right while turning the key. This happened with my car when I parked with my wheels turned in. Now I make sure the steering wheel and my wheels are straight when I park.
is it a automatic or standard
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