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11th January 2020, 17:14 | #1 |
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Ignition key problem - very, very odd
None of my four keys will go into the ignition. They'll all open the driver's door and the boot but they won't go into the ignition.
This is seriously weird because I put one of them in the ignition on Tuesday and everything was normal (apart from a completely flat battery). It's almost as if someone has deliberately jammed something in there (e.g. a nail!) but I can't see anything amiss. The steering wheel turns freely so the ignition lock is off. Door locks all seem to be working normally from the remote but then they would anyway. I've never seen anything like this before. No1 suspect must be the barrel but I can't see why it would suddenly go on the blink on its own. |
11th January 2020, 18:08 | #2 |
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Theoretically if the key is out of the lock the steering wheel should be locked or should engage if you turn it. It sounds as though something in the barrel has broken or jammed.
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i would tend to agree with rover p480 as soon as i take my keys out of the ignition and turn the steering wheel it locks so i would suggest the same.. something has broken or come loose inside the lock or has one of your keys got any slight bits of metal missing rgds mark
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The barrel can be removed by using a sturdy paper clip, once you can get the key in to work if you wanted to remove it that is, turn ignition to I then insert clip barrel should come out.
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The key as to be inserted though to position I also the clip need to bent on the end by about 10degree an hair clip would be better I think as it is a little thicker and sturdier.
Once inserted you need to turn the clip clockwise a little this then holds down the locking tag which is chaffered so it inserts easy, but the flat side holds in the barrel once it as been inserted into the ignition column.
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Try wriggling the wheel when putting the key in.
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Slot cover (dust guard)
Steve, is that the key slot dust cover I can see here? (pic copied from your post 7)
If it is, where does it go when the key is inserted? It used to be there on mine, but it's not now: I've shaken the barrel, whacked it and tapped it from all angles and it doesn't reappear. If it had broken off it would either jam the key entry or it would be in the driver's footwell. So where the heck has it gone? Last edited by Blink; 25th January 2020 at 12:36.. |
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I'm getting nowhere with this.
What's the trick to getting the pesky barrel back into the pesky steering column? 1) Does this sprung-loaded arm have to be in the retracted (Arm in) position for the barrel to be inserted into the column? 2) Does this white plastic plunger have to be retracted into the barrel or not? 3) Does the transponder ring have to be in a set position relative to the steering column - e.g. does the plastic connector have to be between the metal lugs A and B? |
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Funnily enough my ZTT is doing the exact same thing. The car has stood for the best part of 2 years. I think the white plunger sticks in the withdrawn position and thus won't lock the steering wheel.
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Try some pencil graphite on the key and see if it will go in also, turn the steering lock as far as you can so it's in the lock position this can sometime also help the key locate properly.
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