Anyone with problems with Ignition/Key stuck???
#1
Anyone with problems with Ignition/Key stuck???
I purchased a tC 07 in December 06 and having some issues with the key. When I insert my key in the car for ignition, it gets stuck and does not move at all. This has happened three
times so far and is kinda weird. I then remove my key, turn it around and tried, but it doesn't help. Even I got out of my car locked it and unlocked it and tried ignition, but its still stuck.
All the three times it has happened, the only way around was to keep trying for a few minutes and then suddenly key will move on applying lots of pressure.
Anyone having similar issues or someone with suggestions???
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times so far and is kinda weird. I then remove my key, turn it around and tried, but it doesn't help. Even I got out of my car locked it and unlocked it and tried ignition, but its still stuck.
All the three times it has happened, the only way around was to keep trying for a few minutes and then suddenly key will move on applying lots of pressure.
Anyone having similar issues or someone with suggestions???
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#2
Do you try wiggling the steering wheel? If the wheels arent perfectly straight and there is some tension on the locking mechanism, it will make it impossible to turn. Next time try slightly moving the steering wheel back and forth.
If that is not the issue, then make sure to take it in for warranty service. There have been cars with similar issues in the past (ford had a lot of this it seems). They will eventually get to where you cannot turn the key at all if it is an issue with the mechanism.
If that is not the issue, then make sure to take it in for warranty service. There have been cars with similar issues in the past (ford had a lot of this it seems). They will eventually get to where you cannot turn the key at all if it is an issue with the mechanism.
#4
Originally Posted by engifineer
Do you try wiggling the steering wheel? If the wheels arent perfectly straight and there is some tension on the locking mechanism, it will make it impossible to turn. Next time try slightly moving the steering wheel back and forth.
#7
Zeb,
That sounds exactly like a faulty ignition switch. The Fords would do the same thing, until one day you were stuck somewhere cause the ignition would not turn. They had a recall for it.
If yours needs to be wiggled around to turn, you may want to have it checked out and noted while still under warranty, so if it does crap out on you later you have your butt covered
That sounds exactly like a faulty ignition switch. The Fords would do the same thing, until one day you were stuck somewhere cause the ignition would not turn. They had a recall for it.
If yours needs to be wiggled around to turn, you may want to have it checked out and noted while still under warranty, so if it does crap out on you later you have your butt covered
#9
Originally Posted by engifineer
Zeb,
That sounds exactly like a faulty ignition switch. The Fords would do the same thing, until one day you were stuck somewhere cause the ignition would not turn. They had a recall for it.
If yours needs to be wiggled around to turn, you may want to have it checked out and noted while still under warranty, so if it does crap out on you later you have your butt covered
That sounds exactly like a faulty ignition switch. The Fords would do the same thing, until one day you were stuck somewhere cause the ignition would not turn. They had a recall for it.
If yours needs to be wiggled around to turn, you may want to have it checked out and noted while still under warranty, so if it does crap out on you later you have your butt covered
#10
This is the answer...worked for me...
Do you try wiggling the steering wheel? If the wheels arent perfectly straight and there is some tension on the locking mechanism, it will make it impossible to turn. Next time try slightly moving the steering wheel back and forth.
If that is not the issue, then make sure to take it in for warranty service. There have been cars with similar issues in the past (ford had a lot of this it seems). They will eventually get to where you cannot turn the key at all if it is an issue with the mechanism.
If that is not the issue, then make sure to take it in for warranty service. There have been cars with similar issues in the past (ford had a lot of this it seems). They will eventually get to where you cannot turn the key at all if it is an issue with the mechanism.
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