Yotav8NZ

Car is a 1991 uzz31 v8 limited I've only owned it for a month 1/2

Today was parking the car on the driveway, I turned the key to off/lock and pulled the key out as you do, but then realised I wanted to move the car to a new position so I quickly put the key back into the ignition (While I was doing this the steering wheel was still moving in auto tilt away?)

It all happened so fast but from what I can remember during the process of trying to turn the car back on the steering wheel was auto tilting in & out/up & down. I guess I was too impatient & had the key on the wrong angle causing the auto tilt sensor to have a spasm resulting in my problem.

Now all I can do is put the key in so the Auto tilt activates but that is all no Acc/on/start the key still works fine on the doors/valet so I guess I've broken something inside the ignition itself.

I read somewhere that disconnecting the battery for 10min? or 30 seconds? can help with some problems but my alarm keeps going off!

Maybe i've blown some type of fuse? should I try wd40? or just buy a new ignition?

Any suggestions?

I'm really loving the car but I've had some bad luck so far, seems to be one problem after another :-(

aliga

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i have the ignition, 75 shipped

mitsuguy

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so, the key doesn't turn at all???

could be the ignition definitely... don't think there is anything electronic that will cause that to happen... personally, I would keep trying to insert the key and turn... might just be a pin in the lock cylinder that is stuck... to avoid wearing out the steering wheel whilst doing this, I would turn off the auto feature on the side of the steering wheel...

if all else fails, replace the ignition (really, the lock cylinder)

Yotav8NZ

Thanks for the info Misuguy

Got working today WD40 worked it wonders, now I'll see how long it can stay like this