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Posted on Oct 15, 2008

Key is stuck

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT LS AND I CAN'T GET MY KEY OUT. THE CAR WON'T START EITHER. I CAN'T EVEN TURN MY LIGHTS ON SO I THINK THAT SOMETHING MIGHT BE WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. I HAVE TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT TO GET MY KEY OUT BUT NOTHING HELPED. I GOT THE MANUAL OUT AND I TRIED TO RELEASE THE KEY BY PRESSING DOWN THE PLUNGER WHILE TURNING THE KEY TO LOCK POSITION (MANUAL PAGE 2-20) AND STILL NOTHING WOULD HELP. PLEASE HELP ME IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I DROVE THE CAR YESTERDAY AND I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM THEN I PUT THE KEY IN LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START THEN I COULDN'T GET MY KEY OUT. WOULD MY KEY GET LOCKED IN THE IGNITION IF MY BATTERY IS DEAD.

  • zebradz4194 Jan 04, 2009

    i have 2003 trailblazer that just got a new battery a few days ago and i went out to srart it and it made a dying noise and now cant get the key out do you think i may have a bum battery even though its new?

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I just had the same problem and it was the battery being dead, as soon as i got a jump the key came out.

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  • Anonymous Oct 28, 2008

    if the battery is dead it will not start

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