Key Stuck In Car Door Lock Won T Turn
The lock on the passenger side works fine.
Key stuck in car door lock won t turn. Flip the key and open the door. I ended up replacing the entire steering column 60 at a junk yard vs. Turn up the heat. Key stuck won t turn at all if the key has not turned at all then this is likely to be the wrong key or a badly cut worn or broken key.
Hence i must use the old fashioned key to unlock the door initially. Excessive twisting and prying at a stuck key could take a situation from bad to worse. Should this happen. I m tired of unlocking it there and then walking back around the car to get in.
One of the tumblers had come out somehow. Spray the door key with a graphite based lubricant. Get a double cylinder lock that needs a key on the. It can get a little hairy if you cannot use one of the methods above to get the key to the accessory position.
Slide the key in the lock and tap lightly on the key to lubricate the inside of the lock. Last time i drove it i couldn t get the key to turn. It wouldn t turn in the driver door the passenger door nor the trunk. While it does have remote door unlock since the car doesn t get driven much i disconnect the battery.
You might end up breaking the key in half inside the lock. Test to see if the car will start and the key will won t turn in car ignition. If you have a window on or near your door a thumb turn dead bolt won t do much good they knock out the glass stick a hand in and turn. Key stuck half turned or turns a little bit if the lock has partially turned prior to the key becoming stuck then this could be due to lock failure or incorrect operation of the lock.
If you happen to have some spray lubricant in the car or the garage you can usually unstick the key fairly. The key worked in the doors trunk but won t turn it would go in the ignition lock. The teeth of the key lodge against the lock pins and even though the pin springs aren t very strong the pins can be unmovable. When a key gets stuck in a lock it s usually because the key or the lock mechanism needs lubrication.