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I have got a problem with the steering column in my 86 t-top Buick Regal with floor shift and I tried to start it today and the ignition will not turn completely to start the car. I turned the part on the column to get it all the way in park, and the ignition switch still will not turn completely to start the car it does the same thing please help me. everything is factory "
IF your sure the battery has a good charge and your battery connections are good, try rotating both the steering wheel side to side as far as you can in both directions AND at the same time the ignition key WHILE holding in the brake and if its a manual the clutch, theres an interlock that may be out of adjustment that needs to be replaced or adjusted, its going to take a bit of isolate and test work to locate the problem source, in the shifter linkage and / or the ignition key
It's a common problem--as evidenced by the fact that more than a few times I had to go out and help someone get his car started
. Here's the likely scenario: you Get into your car, try to start it. The ignition key won't turn the lock cylinder. Try again, this time twisting the key hard enough to worry about breaking it off. Nope--now you're going to have to call a tow truck to get your car hauled to the dealership.
Wrong. There's no problem. You shut off the engine while holding a little torque on the steering wheel, which left the front wheels a little skewed. When you took the key out, and the locking pin slid home, the steering column tried to straighten itself out. That put pressure on the locking pin, which made the key hard to turn.
To relieve that pressure, just wiggle the steering wheel back and forth an inch or two while you gently try to twist the key. This will unload the interlock pin, and off you go.
I have got a problem with the steering column in my 86 t-top Buick Regal with floor shift and I tried to start it today and the ignition will not turn completely to start the car. I turned the part on the column to get it all the way in park, and the ignition switch still will not turn completely to start the car it does the same thing please help me. everything is factory "
IF your sure the battery has a good charge and your battery connections are good, try rotating both the steering wheel side to side as far as you can in both directions AND at the same time the ignition key WHILE holding in the brake and if its a manual the clutch, theres an interlock that may be out of adjustment that needs to be replaced or adjusted, its going to take a bit of isolate and test work to locate the problem source, in the shifter linkage and / or the ignition key
It's a common problem--as evidenced by the fact that more than a few times I had to go out and help someone get his car started
. Here's the likely scenario: you Get into your car, try to start it. The ignition key won't turn the lock cylinder. Try again, this time twisting the key hard enough to worry about breaking it off. Nope--now you're going to have to call a tow truck to get your car hauled to the dealership.
Wrong. There's no problem. You shut off the engine while holding a little torque on the steering wheel, which left the front wheels a little skewed. When you took the key out, and the locking pin slid home, the steering column tried to straighten itself out. That put pressure on the locking pin, which made the key hard to turn.
To relieve that pressure, just wiggle the steering wheel back and forth an inch or two while you gently try to twist the key. This will unload the interlock pin, and off you go.