Hello,
My vehicle listed above recently, (within the last week), developed an issue where the key does not turn in the ignition. I can get it to work maybe once out of every 20 or 30 tries when I need to move my car. Previously to this the ignition was occasionally a bit sticky and the key only worked when facing in one direction, but suddenly it's pretty much not working at all. I have a backup valet key that is working a bit better than the original key, but it still barely works, and the original key no longer works at all. I tried spraying a little WD-40 into the ignition and it didn't seem to do anything. My concern is that I don't have much money to pay a shop for this repair right now, but I'm very intimidated by potentially changing out the ignition cylinder or other parts by myself because I don't know what kinds of security features my van has or what I might need to do to get a new key programmed. Thank you so much in advance for any input!
best,
Ella
My vehicle listed above recently, (within the last week), developed an issue where the key does not turn in the ignition. I can get it to work maybe once out of every 20 or 30 tries when I need to move my car. Previously to this the ignition was occasionally a bit sticky and the key only worked when facing in one direction, but suddenly it's pretty much not working at all. I have a backup valet key that is working a bit better than the original key, but it still barely works, and the original key no longer works at all. I tried spraying a little WD-40 into the ignition and it didn't seem to do anything. My concern is that I don't have much money to pay a shop for this repair right now, but I'm very intimidated by potentially changing out the ignition cylinder or other parts by myself because I don't know what kinds of security features my van has or what I might need to do to get a new key programmed. Thank you so much in advance for any input!
best,
Ella
Dec 5, 2024 at 1:41 PM
