Ignition key stuck!

sbrav4 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-30-2006, 06:40 PM

I am new to this forum. I have a 2004 Rav4. I am having a problem with the ignition key sticking. Has anyone else expereinced this? What is the solution? Thanks.

sbrav4 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-01-2006, 08:23 PM

As a newbie to this forum I gotta say I am disappointed in this site.
I asked a simple question and got absolutely no replies. So I searched the forum and did find something, under the TSB, but it costs $15 to get the answer. Swell.

spleck · #3 (**permalink**) 10-02-2006, 11:57 AM

Is your RAV4 still under warranty? Check with the dealer about the TSB (EL004-05).

I didn't see the TSB anywhere else, even on RAV4World.com

sbrav4 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 09:08 AM

Yes, it is under an extended warranty through Honda (I bought it used at a Honda dealer) and it will be covered. The Toyota dealer did not acknowledge any TSB for this problem.

yspert · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 10:35 AM

make sure there is nothing on the shifter shaft. the last one i fixed had a woman's "hair thing" on the shifter and was not allowing the shifter to move all the way into park. yspert

sbrav4 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-06-2006, 07:55 AM

It's been fixed with a new ignition key cylinder. $200+, thankfully I had purchased an extended warranty with the vehicle.

conch0085 · #7 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 07:13 PM

i have a 2003 rav4 and i bumped the shifter from reverse to park and now i can't remove the key from the ignition. i tried to move the wheel and nothing. i also tried to move the shifter back and forth and still nothing. it seems the car dosent know its in park so the security is not letting it lock. the car still runs perfect and gears shift perfect, and the electrical pannel on dash says that its goin into park. is there anything in the shifter that i could have broke? please help me!

LifeTech · #8 (**permalink**) 01-11-2008, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbrav4

As a newbie to this forum I gotta say I am disappointed in this site.
I asked a simple question and got absolutely no replies. So I searched the forum and did find something, under the TSB, but it costs $15 to get the answer. Swell.

Yu are new here and have offered nothing , yet yu want a free ride.LifeTech