Car won't start
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Car won't start
Just kinda of course if any one has had the same problem I had this morning. I went to warm my car up and prepared turn it off and all of a sudden I was not able to turn the ignition switch to the position to release the key. I tried several times and no luck. Then when I was able to release the key the car would not start up. Afterwaiting about 30 minutes the car started
1992 Corvette
What gives
1992 Corvette
What gives
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From: Toronto Ontario
re: won't start
I had a problem once that mirrored your 's except did not have the (no start) problem. When I first purchased my car a 94 vert, I brought it home and shut off the ignition. Could not get my key out of the ignition. Try as I might , I finally gave up. Then I called the dealer , and asked him if he had any problems as this . They assured me they had no report of that and suggested, I bring it into their service deparment. I then played around with the ignition and went to go through threw the shifter, and realized that the spring cap was still depressed. Pushed it back in park and it popped back up. I still have the problem 3 years later, but now I just think of it as a quirk . You may have something similar. I know this doe,s not address the no start issue, but may have some bearing on the removing the key.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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My 94 Cougar does exactly what ebisko just mentioned. I was also told once that if the tranny hits the park pin on a steep enough incline, it will cause problems with the ignition lock. I don't totally get that, but thought it may be pertinent to your situation. Hopefully someone else can chime in and set that point straight if it is in fact true.
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From: 86 Convertible 4+3 Coronado, CA
Manual or automatic? My '86 4+3 manual just had the same stuck key problem (without the no-start problem you mention): I could start and stop the engine, but the key wouldn't come out. A cable runs from shifter to lock cylinder, and I believe there is also a rod somewhere in the assembly. Not only does it keep you from removing key unless shifter is in reverse, but it also prevents moving shifter out of reverse without the key. However, if the shifter is forced without the key in place, the "anchor" can break and eventually prevent the cylinder from rotating all the way back to the point where the key comes out.
Local Corvette mechanic fixed mine. Good luck.
Local Corvette mechanic fixed mine. Good luck.
