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HELP - Key will not turn in the ignition?

Adam Devente

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2017 gmc sierra 1500, went to go start my truck on yesterday morning and the ignition would not turn with my key. I tried my spare, jiggling the wheel, moving the column up/down/in/out, moving the shifter and even used heat to maybe thaw it out (it's -25c in Canada where I live). 

 

Never had this issue before in the 4 years I've owned the truck. Only 80k Km on it. 

 

Anyone else had this issue or have tips? 

 

Thanks guys

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Only thing I can think of is to try some graphite powder on the key in the event the key is not fully going in all the way. It's available in small plastic squeeze tubes at auto parts stores. I bought some a couple of years ago at O'Reilly's.

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mikeyk101 Senior Enthusiast

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I had this happen once. I had to grab top of steering wheel and pull it as hard as I could to the side. The steering wheel seemed like it had jammed and the key wouldn't turn. This freed it up.

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31 minutes ago, BO TIE 1 said:

Have you tried to remote start it? Maybe after running awhile it will get loose. 

Should have mentioned that the remote start won't work either, have a feeling it's to do with the extreme temp here right now 

slj2008 Senior Enthusiast

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Do like the person above said - pull on steering wheel ,try key.  How good is your Battery , also your remote Battery. 

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1 hour ago, slj2008 said:

Do like the person above said - pull on steering wheel ,try key.  How good is your Battery , also your remote Battery. 

Battery read 11v when I plugged it in this morning, maybe that's it. Will try again in a bit here 

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