hello new here from nova scotia..i have a 86 that i can not get the key out of the ignition.goes in park but button on shifter does not pop up..will buy beer for help
Before doing anything else, try turning the steering wheel left and right as you try to take the key out. Try all the simple stuff first. Perhaps spraying some WD 40 in where you can. The pins in the lock cylinder can get died out, dirty and stick. Just some simple thoughts. I've always worked on the kiss system. Keep It Simple Stupid. I try all the simple things first. I know a guy who had his motorcycle half torn apart before realizing that the gas tank was empty.
hello new here from nova scotia..i have a 86 that i can not get the key out of the ignition.goes in park but button on shifter does not pop up..will buy beer for help
Hi Chuckles, happy to help a fellow Blue Noser out, I had that issue before also, the leather boot at the base of the shifter lever sometimes gets bound up in front of the lever. It happened to me after I took the center console out, and put it back in. Try clear any obstruction stopping the lever from its full travel, and trying to put it in park and shut down. I also giggled the key while I was putting vehicle back in park. Seemed to work as I got my key out after panicking lol.hello new here from nova scotia..i have a 86 that i can not get the key out of the ignition.goes in park but button on shifter does not pop up..will buy beer for help
Hey Eric!! They got beer!!!This may be related to your UTD (Universal Theft Deterrent) or VATS (Vehicle Anti-Theft System) but as your button is not popping up on your shifter you may be lucky and have a safety switch failure.
I cannot post links to other forums here but you should do some reading as this a pretty common issue with your model of Corvette. You should be able to identify the problem pretty quick by some of the detailed tests I just read.
I'm too far way for drinking your beer but... I'm having one anyway.
Get the damn thing fixed and buy me one at MITM.
good luck,
Derek
Seems to me we had another thread on here within the last year of a similar problem and the ignition being re and re'd.
Can't recall who it was.