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Help- Car ignition and steering wheel locked up

7 messages,  Last post on Jun 21, 2012 at 12:42 PM

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#3 of 7 Re: Help- Car ignition and steering wheel locked up [propwash49] by backy

Jan 13, 2011 (6:39 pm)

Replying to: propwash49 (Jan 13, 2011 6:05 pm)
Sometimes the wheel needs to be tugged pretty hard, with a lot of force, to release the key lock. That happened on one of my cars once... called AAA and they forced it.
 
I should mention one other cause for a problem like this, as it happened to me once. And was quite embarrassing. I went out to one of my cars (it was a Hyundai), put the key in the ignition, and it would not turn. The wheel was straight, not locked, so I could not figure out why the ignition would not turn. Finally I called Hyundai Roadside Assistance. While I was waiting for the tow truck, I noticed the key was not the key for that car! I quickly called Hyundai and told them to call off the service person. Yes, quite embarrassing. The funny thing was, this other key for a different brand of car fit into the ignition of the Hyundai.

#4 of 7 Re: Help- Car ignition and steering wheel locked up [backy] by 59er

Jan 13, 2011 (8:56 pm)

Replying to: backy (Jan 13, 2011 6:39 pm)
Thank you for your quick reply! My husband was able to get it into neutral through the lock on the gear shifters and then he applied a blow dryer to the frozen ignition! That did the trick.

#5 of 7 Re: Help- Car ignition and steering wheel locked up [backy] by 59er

Jan 14, 2011 (12:12 pm)

Replying to: backy (Jan 13, 2011 6:39 pm)
Hi Backy,
I just saw your message. Are you the same Backy of white wagon fame on the VW vortex board years ago?

#6 of 7 Re: Help- Car ignition and steering wheel locked up [59er] by backy

Jan 14, 2011 (12:34 pm)

Replying to: 59er (Jan 14, 2011 12:12 pm)
No. So much for having a unique handle!

#7 of 7 2012 Buick Enclave Ignition & Steering Locked up by skippy0817

Jun 21, 2012 (12:42 pm)

We went to start our 2012 Enclave and the key turned to the 2nd of the 4 ignition positions and locked up. Steering wheel locked, no power to anything, no lights, or anything. We put it on a charger thinking it may have been a dead battery and the battery showed full power. We had to call for a tow to a dealership and they now have had the car for the 2nd day and can't find out why it happened. They did get it started and drove it but don't know what caused this. We're pretty unhappy right now that this happened on a $50,000 vehicle with 5000 miles on it and the service people have no clue of why it happened or if it will happen again. Any suggestions? Has this happened to anyone else?

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