IGNITION KEY STUCK
Another problem with my
2000 Honda Accord. The ignition isn't turning. I wrote into the
ErictheCarGuy.com site and after 20 minutes have received no reply. I don't
expect much from these forums but I am desperate and have to find an answer to
this problem now.
Am having trouble with my ignition: key won't turn. Stuck in a parking lot yesterday, I kept trying the key, withdrawing it, putting it back in. Nothing works. It's stuck. Now I am trying to get to work and the key is doing the same thing.
I went to YouTube to see what is offered.
One guy suggested hitting the rubber end of the key with a rubber mallet. [bit.ly/1sudDrk]
Another guy, shirtless for some sick reason, suggested spraying WD40 into the ignition itself. [bit.ly/1kwf9GO]
A third guy suggested taking apart the and replacing it. [bit.ly/1kwf3Pc]
What I ended up doing was removing the steering column plastic housing or casing and spraying WD40 behind the ignition and not in the ignition. In the ignition only achieves so much. And the lubricant ends up dripping out the front. But spraying WD40 behind the ignition enabled the fluid to get to teeth of the lock and the ignition has worked beautifully ever since.
I wished I'd found this when I was fighting with my ignition in Denver.
An outfit in Lakewood, CO, called Pickerings' Auto Service Center, was recommended to me by my insurance company's towing service. Clearly, the way that this idiot Claims he's been there since 1976, as if that is supposed to transfer some value in price or service. I'm no youngster. I've been to a lot of car dealerships. Have had a lot of car trouble with my different cars--two Toyota trucks, a Ford Contour (a dog of an engine but comfortable as hell), and a 2000 Honda Accord. Anyway, the owner/manager of Pickering's agreed to take a look at my ignition. Just to look at it cost me $50. My regular mechanic does this for free. But I was in a bind. I had my car towed from the local Motel 6 just down the street. Pickering came back with an estimate to fix my ignition. He quoted me $750. Before he could finish I said no. And he gave some excuse that it were these damn foreign models that make it so expensive. I am astounded how certain businesses rely on lies and are able to sleep at night. Quite well if his shop speaks at all for his income. Maybe he stays in business at the grace of the city council. I do not know.
I find the world a bit corrupt. When I asked if I could take a look at the ignition, he said sure. He told me that my car and the mechanic were outside in the back. So I went outside and to the back only to find the garage door closed. I went back inside to tell him that the garage door was closed and that I had no access. He pretended to be confused. Then asked me to follow him in the back through the office door and we walked to the back where my car was parked and the steering column and ignition were exposed. Anyway, the estimates came back at $750 if for no other reason than to just shoo me away. That's fine. I paid the $50 ransom for my car and was back on the road. I called Leif while on I70. He said to come on up and that he would take a look at it. He did. And he fixed it. He sprayed some oil in the ignition. And that was it. It worked like a gem after that. Okay, so this was back on August 11, 2014.
Just last week, I bent my car key slightly when pulling it out of the trunk keyhole. The bend in the key made starting the engine difficult. I thought that all I needed was a duplicate. Fine. So I went to WalMart and got a duplicate. But the duplicate from WalMart would not turn the engine over. The key would turn. The ignition would turn, but the engine would not. Turns out that I needed to have a "programmed key." Still not sure what this is. Is it a key with a transponder in the handle of the key? Or it is a key that needs to be set to the settings of the previous key.
The WalMart key cost me $2. But it didn't work, so I called the different locksmiths around town. That story is here. I found one guy down on Pioneer and Mapledale that sells programmed keys for $45. So I bought one. But it doesn't fit smoothly into the keyhole either, which is exactly the problem I had with my original bent key. So I spent $45 for nothing. I am appalled at how many businesses are scams. And yet the owners simply go about their business like they are providing some kind of valuable service. Remarkable.
I just learned that you can buy programmed keys at Amazon. Here's one for $7. A guy on eBay is selling ignition switches for $130. My message here is that as most business with brick and mortar try to make you think that certain products are had only in those brick and mortar shops with specialized technicians, it's all a sales pitch. Here you can find an uncut transponder key at eBay for $9. I could have purchased one of these and have the key cut at WalMart for $2. I would have spent a total of $11 for a fully functioning key.
Am having trouble with my ignition: key won't turn. Stuck in a parking lot yesterday, I kept trying the key, withdrawing it, putting it back in. Nothing works. It's stuck. Now I am trying to get to work and the key is doing the same thing.
I went to YouTube to see what is offered.
One guy suggested hitting the rubber end of the key with a rubber mallet. [bit.ly/1sudDrk]
Another guy, shirtless for some sick reason, suggested spraying WD40 into the ignition itself. [bit.ly/1kwf9GO]
A third guy suggested taking apart the and replacing it. [bit.ly/1kwf3Pc]
What I ended up doing was removing the steering column plastic housing or casing and spraying WD40 behind the ignition and not in the ignition. In the ignition only achieves so much. And the lubricant ends up dripping out the front. But spraying WD40 behind the ignition enabled the fluid to get to teeth of the lock and the ignition has worked beautifully ever since.
I wished I'd found this when I was fighting with my ignition in Denver.
An outfit in Lakewood, CO, called Pickerings' Auto Service Center, was recommended to me by my insurance company's towing service. Clearly, the way that this idiot Claims he's been there since 1976, as if that is supposed to transfer some value in price or service. I'm no youngster. I've been to a lot of car dealerships. Have had a lot of car trouble with my different cars--two Toyota trucks, a Ford Contour (a dog of an engine but comfortable as hell), and a 2000 Honda Accord. Anyway, the owner/manager of Pickering's agreed to take a look at my ignition. Just to look at it cost me $50. My regular mechanic does this for free. But I was in a bind. I had my car towed from the local Motel 6 just down the street. Pickering came back with an estimate to fix my ignition. He quoted me $750. Before he could finish I said no. And he gave some excuse that it were these damn foreign models that make it so expensive. I am astounded how certain businesses rely on lies and are able to sleep at night. Quite well if his shop speaks at all for his income. Maybe he stays in business at the grace of the city council. I do not know.
I find the world a bit corrupt. When I asked if I could take a look at the ignition, he said sure. He told me that my car and the mechanic were outside in the back. So I went outside and to the back only to find the garage door closed. I went back inside to tell him that the garage door was closed and that I had no access. He pretended to be confused. Then asked me to follow him in the back through the office door and we walked to the back where my car was parked and the steering column and ignition were exposed. Anyway, the estimates came back at $750 if for no other reason than to just shoo me away. That's fine. I paid the $50 ransom for my car and was back on the road. I called Leif while on I70. He said to come on up and that he would take a look at it. He did. And he fixed it. He sprayed some oil in the ignition. And that was it. It worked like a gem after that. Okay, so this was back on August 11, 2014.
Just last week, I bent my car key slightly when pulling it out of the trunk keyhole. The bend in the key made starting the engine difficult. I thought that all I needed was a duplicate. Fine. So I went to WalMart and got a duplicate. But the duplicate from WalMart would not turn the engine over. The key would turn. The ignition would turn, but the engine would not. Turns out that I needed to have a "programmed key." Still not sure what this is. Is it a key with a transponder in the handle of the key? Or it is a key that needs to be set to the settings of the previous key.
The WalMart key cost me $2. But it didn't work, so I called the different locksmiths around town. That story is here. I found one guy down on Pioneer and Mapledale that sells programmed keys for $45. So I bought one. But it doesn't fit smoothly into the keyhole either, which is exactly the problem I had with my original bent key. So I spent $45 for nothing. I am appalled at how many businesses are scams. And yet the owners simply go about their business like they are providing some kind of valuable service. Remarkable.
I just learned that you can buy programmed keys at Amazon. Here's one for $7. A guy on eBay is selling ignition switches for $130. My message here is that as most business with brick and mortar try to make you think that certain products are had only in those brick and mortar shops with specialized technicians, it's all a sales pitch. Here you can find an uncut transponder key at eBay for $9. I could have purchased one of these and have the key cut at WalMart for $2. I would have spent a total of $11 for a fully functioning key.
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