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Anonymous Posted on Feb 07, 2016

The key will not turn in the ignition the steering wheel is not locked.

The steering wheel is not locked the car is in park just came home 10 minutes ago it turned just fine now wont turn at all.

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Is your key worn out? If it is have a new key made. If key is fine spray some lube into ignitio key cylinder. Use a nozzle to get as deep as possible into cylinder cavity. Then let lub sit for a couple of hours. After, insert key and pull up, down and to sides until it releases. If it does not release you will need to pull out cylinder and lub all tabs or just replace cylinder.

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