2000 taurus key wont turn Help!!

[tubbs89]

I have a 2000 ford taurus se, and i noticed last night when i went to go out my key was very hard to turn and get the car started.... It hasn't had any problems at all...(Knock on wood) Then today i went to try to start it and it wouldnt even turn to go to the accessory mode i dont know why?? Does my key have some computer chip in it and its not reading it correctly or what??... Has this happend to anyone else... Thanks

[Davescort97]

I know the 2000 Escorts have the chip in the key. Don't know about the Taurus. You aren't having the key lock up because of tension in the steering wheel lock are you. Turn the wheel and see if it will work. Spray some WD-40 into the cylinder. Maybe it just needs a lube. Do you have another key you can try?

[shorod]

Your 2000 Taurus probably does have a transponder key, but that won't prevent the key from turning. I'd suspect just like Davescort97 suggested that your steering wheel is turned against a lock position. If that's not the case, are you sure you're using the right key or trying to start the right car?

-Rod

[tripletdaddy]

That's never happened to you Rod, has it?

If it is anything like my 95 Taurus and 95 Windstar, it seems to have an alignment issue because of wear and tear, so that when you stick in the key, it can be in cockeyed and won't do a thing. The outer lock cylinder cover that you turn with the key no longer is firmly attached to the lock cylinder and contributes to this problem. However, I can still use it, but I think the problem of not getting the key in the right way so it turns has to do with the position the lock cylinder is left when removing the key from the previous use.