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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 09:22 PM
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Default hellppp!! cannot start my tC!!
for some reason i am not able to start the car..the key doesn't move when i insert it in the ignition..it gets stuck!!! is this some kind of security feature...

what do you guys think??
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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Try turning the steering wheel, you might have locked the steering column. If not, then something might be jammed in the ignition key cylinder, or it may be malfunctioning.
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 09:35 PM
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i cannot move the steering wheel either.. :-/
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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okay i feel like an idiot now...:D i tried turning the steering wheel and now it moved..i guess i wasn't turning/pushing it hard enough...
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 01:24 AM
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OWNED!
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