ignition key stuck
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ignition key stuck
MY key has become stuck in my ignition. It turns off the car but not all the way back so I can pull out the key......any ideas???
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That'* happened to me a few times in my 99. The car isn't going completely into park, thus, not allowing the key cylinder to fully turn back. The rubber boot that covers the gear shift button was slipping and not allowing the car to go all the way into park. I just repositioned it and then the car would go all the way in park. Issue solved.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Bad idea. Don't do that! (unless you're looking for an excuse for a performance trans).
Just enough to twist the gears enough to unlock it. Moving inches.
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Re: ignition key stuck
Originally Posted by ratmfan2118
MY key has become stuck in my ignition. It turns off the car but not all the way back so I can pull out the key......any ideas???
I think if you look at your steering column while moving the shifter back and forth between Reverse and Drive, you should see part of the outer column turning as you move the lever. Now push the shift lever as far into Park as you can, then grab the shift bowl with your hands and see if you can help it turn a bit further in the direction it wants to go, and see if you can now turn your key back to Lock and get it out. Let us know how it goes.