key stuck in ignition

[91300zxtt]

OK, so my dad took my car to go get groceries, and heard a noise coming from the right rear wheel well. So he without telling me takes it to an autoshop. They said they wanted 750 to change a rotor and brake pad. My dad told me this and I was already pissed that he took it without my consent and told him I could do it myself. So I go to the shop to pick up my car, and magically they can't seem to figure out how to get the caliper back on. They say " We are sorry, we can't allow you to drive the car out of here, but do you want us to go ahead and do the Rotor, pad, and get a new caliper and have it set for you in a couple days" I said no, I want you to put my stuff back together so I can get it out of here. The guys says well we won't let you take it out of here witout a Tow Truck. So by now I'm already pissed off as all hell and want to smash all their faces in. So I say fine I'm getting a tow truck. So they lower the car, I see them in the Hood of my car, and I am wondering WTF is my hood doing open for a brake job. So now they come back in and say " Ummm sir, we can't get your car to start". Now I'm about ready to snap. First they cant get my caliper back on, now my car doesn't start. After a heated discussion with the mechanic and manager, the tow truck comes. We can't put it in neutral because the car won't start. So they have to jump it. Scott the mechanic says, O maybe it wont start because the hood has been open for two days and the bulb has been on the whole time, HMMMM ya think dumbass! Fianlly I get it towed to my house, and now the key is stuck in the ignition and I cant get it out. The black button that relaeases the key isn't working for shit.


So my question is, is there any way to get the key out of the ignition or am I fucked

Also, if I need a new battery, can I make the shop pay for all that or am I up shit creek


Damn I'm pissed too.

[november-ice]

first off after the f**k up your shit i would of had the owner of the shop at the shop or on the phone

i wouldn't have left or taken the car till they had it
back to the way it was

and at this point id have bbb on there ass and a demand letter from a lawyer

[Hit_N_Run-player]

i would be making them pay for everything, i hate worthless assholes like this that do stuff when they dont know what they are doing. Why did they have the hood open in the first place? did you dad take it to some po-dunk shop? I have heard of a problem like this in a friends jetta, he ended up having to buy a new column and everything from a junk yard. I hope it isnt that bad for you but i cant help. What car was this on?

[november-ice]

did you put the key in the ignition? or was that from them?

and like he was saying
id hit them for...

ignition
towing
battery
caliper
and down time from the car

and when its all said and done they'ed be waxing my shit

[91300zxtt]

This was on my baby, my 240, which pisses me off to no end. And ya thats the point, there was no reason the hood should have been open. I can't get my damn key out and thats really pissing me off. It was at some Firestone place. Tommorow I am thinking of filing a report against them.


Once again tho, any ideas on the key

[november-ice]

and because you didnt want to pay the 750

watch they drained your A/C pump

[91300zxtt]

HAHA, well I didnt have AC to begin with so maybe the fucktards messed up and trained like power steering or brake fluid

[monooxide]

I know this is simple but enough play with the wheel while its off will lock it and the key wont come out or start the car up. Try just turning the wheel left or right and then try the black button. Also you can take off your lower steering column inside the car and pop the key retainer out and the key should come out if not. You have something way messed up on the inside of it.

[91300zxtt]

Ya man, its not because the wheel had turned, something is actually wrong, they deffinately fucked it.

[240SXSlideStar]

Get your dad to pay for all the shit you can't get the garage to do it.

[Chuki_breath]

ok if its auto....take the shift release button out put it in neutral. Sometimes when my battery isnt connected to good and i try to start my car it will just click and the key will be stuck. I have to play a bit with it turning the key to the on then back to off position to free up the lock. Just keep playing with it. Start the car up then try it again.

if its manual.....have to play with the wheel. THis happend to me once. I have 3 240 keys, tried using the wrong key to start my car. Got stuck in there i was like wtf. At first the wheel thing didnt work. THen i just went on a rampage of jerking the wheel and walla key came out. THose ignition things scare me from time to time. Iv had to just leave my key in there before, then i come back another day and play with it and it will come out.

[91300zxtt]

Originally Posted by Chuki_breath

ok if its auto....take the shift release button out put it in neutral. Sometimes when my battery isnt connected to good and i try to start my car it will just click and the key will be stuck. I have to play a bit with it turning the key to the on then back to off position to free up the lock. Just keep playing with it. Start the car up then try it again.

if its manual.....have to play with the wheel. THis happend to me once. I have 3 240 keys, tried using the wrong key to start my car. Got stuck in there i was like wtf. At first the wheel thing didnt work. THen i just went on a rampage of jerking the wheel and walla key came out. THose ignition things scare me from time to time. Iv had to just leave my key in there before, then i come back another day and play with it and it will come out.

Hmmmm, I'll have to try the shift lock procedure as I have an auto, thanks for that piece of advice.

Well the good new is is the shift lock is out, the bad news is it was never there. So there is a possibility that they took it out, or it fell out somewhere

[sidewayzS13]

i would call the shop get a hold of the owner and calmly explain to him what happened and ask him what kind of buisness he is running. Tell him that they should not have run your battery down they should not have been messing under the hood for a brake job and they should have been trying to fuck you in the ass like the obviously were doing

[Chuki_breath]

damn your shift lock thing is out? that sux. The little red stick thingy lol. Yea thats how i usually get mine out though.

[Hit_N_Run-player]

Originally Posted by 91300zxtt

So there is a possibility that they took it out, or it fell out somewhere

What kind of shop is this? if they took out your shift lock thing for a brake job, they need to learn a bit more about cars and such..