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**CrappyFoci** · 07-24-2009, 01:30 AM

My key gets stuck in the ignition sometimes. It never gives me problems starting the car (knock on wood) but when I turn the car off it sometimes won't turn all the way back and let the key out.

I've found that putting the car in N and then back into P a few times allows the key to be released. Until I figured this out I had spent 20 minutes trying to get the key out and was thinking about smashing the whole steering column with a hammer to take out the anger.

If your key gets stuck and won't come out try moving the shifter back and forth between N and P a few times. I think it has something to do with the damn cheap auto tranny in the SPI's atleast..

07-24-2009, 01:30 AM	#646 (permalink)
CrappyFoci Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! My key gets stuck in the ignition sometimes. It never gives me problems starting the car (knock on wood) but when I turn the car off it sometimes won't turn all the way back and let the key out. I've found that putting the car in N and then back into P a few times allows the key to be released. Until I figured this out I had spent 20 minutes trying to get the key out and was thinking about smashing the whole steering column with a hammer to take out the anger. If your key gets stuck and won't come out try moving the shifter back and forth between N and P a few times. I think it has something to do with the damn cheap auto tranny in the SPI's atleast..