1990 L - Push button Start?

[lanemeyer14]

Put the key in the ignition, turn the steering wheel as hard as you can, then try to turn the key. If that doesn't work, turn the steering wheel hard the other way, then turn the key. It sounds like you just have a locked steering wheel.

[chadzeilenga]

The key wouldn't turn even before the steering wheel was locked in position. It got locked because I was turning it around thinking that was keeping the key from turning. I'll try it anyways though.

[chadzeilenga]

I put the key in the ignition and turned the wheel as hard as I could in either direction and no luck. I tried to jiggle the key around and nothing. I was turning the wheel so hard it sounded like plastic was breaking somewhere.

[lanemeyer14]

I'm stumped! If the key worked before, then it should work now. Maybe something broke in the cylinder?

[FB71]

I put the key in the ignition and turned the wheel as hard as I could in either direction and no luck. I tried to jiggle the key around and nothing. I was turning the wheel so hard it sounded like plastic was breaking somewhere.

you turning WAY too hard, just aggrevating the issue. Put the key in, and try to rotate it forward while jiggling the wheel left to right. See if that helps.

[chadzeilenga]

I tried the jiggling wheel with trying to turn key and no luck either. I don't understand how a cars ignition cyl just breaks when I haven't even driven it.

I got the car.
Lost the keys
got a key that worked from a friend
Turned the ignition (dead battery)
Car sat for 4 months
Put key in and cyl wouldn't turn
Tried turning wheel and still no luck
Wheel locked due to turning it too far
Now i have locked wheel & ignition...

[lanemeyer14]

Guess it's time to just buy a new lock set with key. Someone on here probably has an extra set or two