Platanos
02-25-2006, 05:54 PM
well, not hot wired but kind of....i was leaving the barber shop when i get in my car insert the key and it doesn't budge. i try to wiggle it for a few minutes before i scream &$%^*. after calming down, i laugh. some of you know i had the problem with the lock cylinder before...i just kept spinning. so now its the total opposite.
i wasn't gonna let this beat me. i used one of my keys and removed the plastic screw thats under the steering column. i remove the covering, and expose the ignition switch. i use a handy pair of tweezers thats on my key chain to remove the two set screws that hold the switch. so now i have the switch in my hand. i stick a key in the switch, and turn it. the car starts!!! i try to put the car in reverse and nothing. since the key wouldn't turn the car wouldn't disengage park. i scream &%$%^ again. i go inside the barber shop and ask if they have needle nose pliers. i'm in luck. i go back out and use the pliers to turn the metal nipple that would normally turn the ignition switch over. it disengages park and i drive home with the keys in the passenger seat.
now, i know i just told everyone how to steal your own car. but if this happens to you, you can get it started.
i just replaced the lock cylinder (myself) like a month ago. it wasn't cheap. but, i feel like what if this keeps happening. maybe i should take it to the dealer or something. would they offer a warrenty on this? problems, problems
i wasn't gonna let this beat me. i used one of my keys and removed the plastic screw thats under the steering column. i remove the covering, and expose the ignition switch. i use a handy pair of tweezers thats on my key chain to remove the two set screws that hold the switch. so now i have the switch in my hand. i stick a key in the switch, and turn it. the car starts!!! i try to put the car in reverse and nothing. since the key wouldn't turn the car wouldn't disengage park. i scream &%$%^ again. i go inside the barber shop and ask if they have needle nose pliers. i'm in luck. i go back out and use the pliers to turn the metal nipple that would normally turn the ignition switch over. it disengages park and i drive home with the keys in the passenger seat.
now, i know i just told everyone how to steal your own car. but if this happens to you, you can get it started.
i just replaced the lock cylinder (myself) like a month ago. it wasn't cheap. but, i feel like what if this keeps happening. maybe i should take it to the dealer or something. would they offer a warrenty on this? problems, problems