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Are U sure? Did you try & move the steering wheel side to side to un-bind it? Try massaging the key on a horizontal plane while moving the steering wheel back & forth. Does the key move to the off position? Did you try some Lube? Did you jam the wrong key in it?
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Are U sure? Did you try & move the steering wheel side to side to un-bind it? Try massaging the key on a horizontal plane while moving the steering wheel back & forth. Does the key move to the off position? Did you try some Lube? Did you jam the wrong key in it?
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The only thing i can think of is the car at one point of time had an automatic transmission. Automatic cars have a key lock if the car is not in park. But i do not know how to check for this or fix this. That is why i am asking if any one knows what to do.
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Are you turning the Key to the OFF position?..When I first got an RX7,I kept leaving it On ACCESSORY..Maybe that is It?..another is what Ramses said.Push and turn,then pull..Just for the Hell of it also,check to see if there is a Safety interlock switch on the Steering column.It would be a Button to release the Key on the ignition(just guessin on that one.).
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There are four key positions not three - Lock - Accessory - Run and Start if you can't get to lock position you can't get it out obviously. Don't ASSUME anything because you've been messing with it. Push it in & rotate back while moving the wheel & jiggling the key.
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IT WILL NOT PUSH IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can we get past this hole how do you operate a key.
I have stared this car many times and removed the key many times.
Can we get past this hole how do you operate a key.
I have stared this car many times and removed the key many times.
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When you figure out how to take a key out of the lock, will you admit it is user error?
Good Luck
edit: This is starting to remind me of the posts "I can't get my headlights down"
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I had that same key in and out the day it got stuck. I have driven the car after the key got stuck so it is NOT caused by the steering. It is NOT something stupid like that. I can put the key in the off, run, and start positions.
The only thing i can think of is the car at one point of time had an automatic transmission. Automatic cars have a key lock if the car is not in park. But i do not know how to check for this or fix this. That is why i am asking if any one knows what to do.
The only thing i can think of is the car at one point of time had an automatic transmission. Automatic cars have a key lock if the car is not in park. But i do not know how to check for this or fix this. That is why i am asking if any one knows what to do.
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I dont mind the suggestion, but repeating it over and over again is insulting. As a said 3 posts ago, i have driven the car before. If i have had the key in and out a few times before, and feel the need to post asking for help, wouldn't you think it would be more complicated of a problem then jiggle the wheel abit, push in the key in and twist, or hit a key release button.
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Yeah... what he said... Take the covers off & look & see if there is some apparatus holding you up. Sounds like you could've figured this out yourself, but I know sometimes its easier to vent online... not a problem for us... been there & done that myself... its easy to overlook the obvious.... good luck!!
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My car is an auto to manual swap, and my ignition cylinder does not push in, it only turns.
I remember getting another FC key stuck in another FC's ignition, if yours does push in for whatever reason, try pushing in the cylinder with another object while turning the key with your other hand (all at the same time).
I remember getting another FC key stuck in another FC's ignition, if yours does push in for whatever reason, try pushing in the cylinder with another object while turning the key with your other hand (all at the same time).
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