Key is stuck PLEASE help

Ok so i just got my first car (98 jeep cherokee) and tonight me and my mom were goin through all the keys the dealership gave us (5). shes takes the 3 keys that dont have keyless entery things on them and tells me to go make sure all of them start the car. So i take key 1...start car---turn car off(didnt move anything)...take key 2--put key in , key gets stuck.

I cant move key really anywhere either direction, the steering wheel seems locked, and the shifter looks and feels like its in full park.

I tried to push key in further and pull out and didnt work.

Please help me get this sorted out.

*edit* just saw there was a "cherokee" section my bad.

Ok so i just got my first car (98 jeep cherokee) and tonight me and my mom were goin through all the keys the dealership gave us (5). shes takes the 3 keys that dont have keyless entery things on them and tells me to go make sure all of them start the car. So i take key 1...start car---turn car off(didnt move anything)...take key 2--put key in , key gets stuck.

I cant move key really anywhere either direction, the steering wheel seems locked, and the shifter looks and feels like its in full park.

I tried to push key in further and pull out and didnt work.

Please help me get this sorted out.

*edit* just saw there was a "cherokee" section my bad.


no prob.

Try turning the steering wheel, real hard to your right and turning the key forward then back and remove, if that don't work try turning the wheel to the left.

Just turn the key like you're starting it and it will snap back to normal. You have to turn it really hard though, almost hard enough to use two hands. I used to be scared I was going to break it but it just snaps back to normal.