I came home, put the car in park, turned off the car but noticed that the key didnt twist all the way like it should and now its not coming out of the ignition...


has this happened to anyone? any ideas on what to do? I need to go to work soon so any help is appreciated =/

 

not to insult your intelligence at all, but did you press the little black release button? otherwise did you try starting the car again and then turning it off again? try it in neutral?

 

i do not have a little black release button, I've shifted gears and tried, tried it in neutral and took it for a small drive and then tried again =/

its acting as though the car is stuck in gear and it doesnt want to let go of the key

 

are you able to turn the key ALL the way into the off position? if it starts fine it doesnt sound like a neutral safety switch problem. give a little bang on the shifter forward, try turning the wheel while pulling the key, my brothers altima does this sometimes and he usually just wiggles the wheel and key while he pulls the key.

 

no, the key does not turn all the way to the off position.. it gets snagged a little on the way there



edit: also the wheel doesnt really turn

 

my friend had a similar problem.....

while your car is in park, push the shifter up and at the same time, turn the key and it should come out, worked for my friend...hopefully it does for you.

 

it could be wheel lock or your car isnt in park (if its an automatic)

 

the little black release button is only in 5spds, try pushing your shifter up with some force and turning the key

 

turn the wheel back and forth then wiggle the key. your wheel is in the locked position. it should come out.

 

^^^what he said, itll turn like half a centimeter and you can pull it out then

 

it mosly likely is ur shifter, somehow u banged it in some way that its not where it shuold be. like the other guys on the forum, ur shifter is too low, take a screwdriver n just remove the shifter, and you should be able to remove your key, otherwise, i have no clue

 

After buying this 99 Nissan Maxima, battery kept going dead.had to unplug all fuse security boxes and light flashers to keep battery up. Never could remove key and shifter will shift anywhere, whenever you want to shift it . The button on shifter does not push in or move any , but shifter will still move anyway. Any help??? When I bought it, the alarm horn had already had fuse taken out. I just took out everything else...

 

Try to turn the steering wheel a bit in one direction as you simultaneously push the button and turn the key.

if that doesn't work turn the stewring wheel a bit in the opposite direction as you push the button and turn the key.

 

Ty my guy ,💪🏿😁🤞🏿