I have a kinda VERY big problem

i cant turn my car off! I fought with my keys for about 10 mins trying to turn it back to the lock position. No success so i pulled the ignition fuse and unhooked the battery. It got stuck last night, but i turned it forward (and made that loud noise) then turned it off. that didnt work this time. anyone know the deal?

Bum lock cylinder or actuating rod to the ignition switch could be binding up or bent.

can i get to it with the tools i have access to....? screwdriver and pliers...

Never really messed with 4th gen column, somebody else will have to chime that, however remember 2 words: airbag disarmerment :thumbsup:

lol... that would be a good thing to do

lmao, that could kill ya, definantly disconnect the battery.

Stone Mound was Found Dead This Morning, Murdered by his Own Airbag, and Parked...*stops reading* who wrote this??

Stone Mound was Found Dead This Morning, Murdered by his Own Airbag, and Parked...*stops reading* who wrote this??

with the car still running...lol


ever get the key out guy? If you car is an auto then maybe it has something to do with the shifter lock...

btw that "loud" noise that happens when you turn the key is your starter motor grinding its teeth against the flywheel teeth....very bad.....dont do that....

i practically had to get pliers to pull out the key.its out and i have been told it is ignition switch. can i jus go up to Autozone and get a new one or do i gotta see a dealership because of VATS

i practically had to get pliers to pull out the key.its out and i have been told it is ignition switch. can i jus go up to Autozone and get a new one or do i gotta see a dealership because of VATS
That is probably a dealer item.

just by-pass the vats and then you are ok.

Okay pretend i dunno nothing, what are VATS?

Vehicle Anti Theft System.... the reason for the chip in the key

man that airbag stuff is no joke. Anytime we have to go underneath the dash on an airbagged car we have to wear ear protection. I have a set that looks like the guys at airports wear lol. But if it goes off while your under there, you WILL lose your hearing because it causes a negative pressure under there. Crazy stuff.

man that airbag stuff is no joke. Anytime we have to go underneath the dash on an airbagged car we have to wear ear protection. I have a set that looks like the guys at airports wear lol. But if it goes off while your under there, you WILL lose your hearing because it causes a negative pressure under there. Crazy stuff.
i always disable it too but i do it under the kick panels its real easy just wires on each side that click together

man that airbag stuff is no joke. Anytime we have to go underneath the dash on an airbagged car we have to wear ear protection. I have a set that looks like the guys at airports wear lol. But if it goes off while your under there, you WILL lose your hearing because it causes a negative pressure under there. Crazy stuff.

Hell it's bad enought having em go off in your face. When I was a driver back when Ford redesigned the Econoline vans with the 91 1/2 &92 model there was some defect in the column linkage for tilit steering. After a few months it would eventually start to shear the wiring harness for the SRS system then short to ground it, and el boomo. That was some scarey shit there. 3 times those mothers went off in 3 different vans and amazingly I never hit anything. Atleast they got on it really fast and pulled them back, somehow it didn't warrant a full on recall, not enough of em on the road yet or something like that.

the VERY EXACT same thing happend to me, (i think) its a rod that got pushed back and something with your lock cylinder, i had to take it to GM to fix it, they replaced my whole lock cylinder, and did away with VATS somehow. but its a dealer thing GL

That would scare the crap out of me, having the air bag go off out of nowhere.