Key Stuck in Ignition? Don't Panic! Here's a Comprehensive Troubleshooting Guide

Check if the button on the shifter is stuck in. See if the shifter will move without pressing the button. It may be all the way in park. Anyway, your key problem may be related to the dead battery. There's something called an interlock solenoid on your car that locks the steering ... I get that. So apparently all they did was spray it with graphite (this is the common lubricant to use on any lock) and then wiggled my key out. In the immediate term though when your key gets stuck, simply turn the ignition power back on and squeeze the button and quickly release it. i having been having problems lately getting my key out of the ignition when i turn the car off. i assumed it was because the car wasnt fully in park. It has likely stretched, or like said previously there is something stuck under the shifter stopping the bowden cable from fully releasing the ... It's probably a electromagnet or a spring that winds when the key is turned. I've never seen one go bad but there's a first time for everything. Cycle the shifter out of and back into park, then re-try removing the key. 2017 Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack- GoMango 2011 Dodge Charger R/T Plus ... If it happens, you click the button on the shifter about 4 times if I recall correctly. The key is then released. You definitely don't want to ... The key release is a solenoid activated by a switch in the shifter. Either the switch is going bad or there is lint or dirt in the shifter gate preventing it ...