ive had my xb for ten days now and the ignition has locked up twice. when it does i have to put a great amount of force on the key until it pops into the start position. im afraid one of these times the key is going to snap off in the ignition. anyone else ever had this problem? gonna try to get it to the dealears asap

 

Turn the locked steering wheel to the right and left, and this will allow the key to turn easier. Hope this is the problem. I have had this problem with the steering wheel locking the ignition key on other cars.

 

Turn your steering wheel slightly and it'll turn smooth as butter. It's a steering wheel lock. All cars since the 1970s have had them. DON'T force the key. It will break things.

-Alex

 

thx for the info. i will try that next time

 

Had the same problem then found out if you use the wheel to get out it locks up and put resistance on the ignition switch. Like they said if the switch is hard to turn wiggle the wheel while turning the key. It's not something the dealer can fix. It's the nature of the beast

 

Also, if it's an automatic, make sure the shifter is in park. If it is off slightly, that would also impair the key turning.

 

when i first got my xb, i went to start it 3 days after i bought it and it wouldnt turn over, i was scared lol, but it has never happened a again, i also had the same problem with the steering wheel, but i turned the steering wheel to right and it release's the lock on the steer'n wheel, hope it works out

 

Yep, thats from grabbing the wheel to get out of the car. You pull down (turn it to the left) on it and it locks in place putting force on the ingnition switch.

 

Are you forgetting to breath into the breathalizer egnition lock before turning the key?

Ha!