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Completely and utterly alone: my ignition is locked and will not turn with the key. I get my tire repaired yesterday, and I can't help from this terribly nagging feeling that the repair shop may have done something. What a huge coincidence though. No problems with ignition before tire repair, huge problem now. And I have no one to rely on. I walk down to a neighbor who I sold my old car to, to borrow his battery charger. Had I been a man asking him to borrow his charger, I think his behavior towards me would have been different. He pretty much suggested that "he's no hero" and that he was too busy to help. I explained that I know how to charge a battery and that I only need to borrow it. I explained that he doesn't have to be interrupted beyond my taking his charger and returning it when I'm done. I did not ask him to "do" ANYthing for me. I only asked to use his charger. I live down the street and it would be no problem with my taking it and returning it. He jumped to assuming that I was asking him to fix a problem for a "damsel in distress". He would not have responded to me in that manner had I been a guy asking to borrow his charger. He said he was busy and when do I need it. I said I have all weekend, but have to be to work in Monday. He insisted on delivering the charger to my house and doing it for me finally. What a sexist dick. I'm stuck and alone with no one to call for help. I don't have any family here and the few men friends I have are useless. I am feeling waaaay down in the dumps. My brothers are excellent with cars and I trust them, but they are a thousand miles away. I'm so depressed.

LilAtheistLady 7 Apr 14
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I'm so sorry. That really bites

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He sounds like an asshole to me.

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Turn the steering wheel a bit in either direction and hold it. Then see if the key will turn. Sometimes, if the wheel is turned too far in one direction, the steering column will lock and you can't turn the key in the ignition.

Duke Level 8 Apr 14, 2018

What Duke said. I have had my ignition lock up on me lots of times. Sometimes, for reasons I cannot fathom, flipping the key and inserting it again from the other direction fixes the problem. Jiggle the steering wheel, jiggle the gear shift, keep trying.

That's the first thing I thought. The wheel just needs a little jimmying.

Thanks for the tip! 🙂

@AtheistLatina55 I hope it works for you!

@Duke i did try it vigorously, didn't work. Thanks anyway. 🙂

@AtheistLatina55 Awww... I'm sorry. I was hoping for you. Also, check to be sure it's in "Park". Sometimes it doesn't click in there completely also and that will stop the key from turning.

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I'm a thousand or so miles away also, but if you have any other problems with your car send me a message, and I'll help you anyway I can. I would have said the same thing first, the tension on the steering wheel was keeping the key from turning and to turn the wheel a little counter-clockwise to take the tension off. Messing with a ignition key is not something a repair shop would do, they will mostly tell you parts you can't see are worn out and need replacing. Anything else happens send me a message. More than likely I will at least tell you what the problem is and what to do about it.

Very kind of you. Thank you. 🙂

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