Key - keyhole (ignition) locks up - won't turn
09-19-2008 | 05:14 PM
#21
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IT NEEDS TO BE LUBERCATED (....& that's what she said)
Same thing happend to me after my car sat for awile.... the cylinders get a slight ammount of rust on them and they lock up....WD40 is "the ONLY way to roll" with instant success.... Remember LESS is More don't FRY OUT your ignition with WD40 now....
icerunner over and out
Same thing happend to me after my car sat for awile.... the cylinders get a slight ammount of rust on them and they lock up....WD40 is "the ONLY way to roll" with instant success.... Remember LESS is More don't FRY OUT your ignition with WD40 now....
icerunner over and out
WD40 is a modified kerosene... Its OKAY, but liquid wrench is better.
The cylinders do not get rusty, they get corroded. Brass does not rust. Most pot metal won't rust either, just depends on how much GOOD metal is in it.
02-23-2009 | 01:20 PM
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...when i put my key into the keyhole to start my car, the keyhole refuses to turn to the right. I can still easily remove the key and try again and usually after anywhere from 7 - 25 tries it lets me turn the key to start the car. I've noticed recently that this "key locking up" has been happening more frequently.
Thanks for the info YotaTechers!
02-24-2009 | 08:54 AM
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I had the same problem in my Tacoma. It started by every now and again it would not turn after a couple of tries I could turn the key. But it did get worse and then one day when leaving work I could not turn it no matter how many times I tried. Had to leave the truck at work and come back the next day with a lock smith. He pulled the ignition out and replaced the tumblers.
02-24-2009 | 09:04 AM
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Well, this is common on pretty much any vehicle. Sometimes it seems to occur more when parked on a grade and steering wheel turned a bit and not setting the ebrake. Next time it happens wiggle the steering wheel as you go to turn the key. Not sure what the connection is, but it always seems to work in my experiences.
01-05-2010 | 03:42 PM
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My ignition will not turn at all. I can not even get it into the ACC position to remove the lock cylinder. The steering will is also locked. Any suggestions? It's a 1995 4runner. One owner. 210,000 miles, thank you! I just can't start it.
01-05-2010 | 04:29 PM
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From: SouthWest Littleton, Colorado
Try a squirt of WD-40 into the lock. Also try rocking the steering wheel as you turn the key. Sometimes this can be hard. If the wheels are loaded against a bump or just turned hard the steering wheel will have to be pulled hard one way or the other to get the key to turn.
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