key gets stuck wen its cold

[aznxshortboy]

i dont no if this has been on here yet, but...im having a problem wit my accord in this cold weather. after driving and i put the car into park n shut it down, the damn key locks into the ignition and wont come out. i push in like i normally do to remove the key, and i hear this loud *click* and the key will not turn ne further. i usually hafta sit in my car for 10-15 minutes freezing my ass off to wait for the key to come free. does ne1 have this problem, or no of ne way to solve it?

[h22sparkle]

you may have to have the lock adjuster aligned maybe its too loose or perhaps the postion that you leave the steering wheel turned or something.

[accordztech]

graphite helps key locks....u can try that...

[90Accord-R]

Mine does that too... is yours an automatic? I think it has to do with the "park" posistion thing not clicking over when you put it in park. The cold seems to tighten it up and it takes a couple min to click, and make the "P" light come on on the dash. I just wiggle the shifter back and forth while it's in park and that seems to make it click over quicker. I've been meaning to open it up and look at it, but it only happens in the morning during our "winter" here in southern CA.

[Gigante]

I have the same problem. Mine was so bad that I would be in my car trying for 20 minutes and I tried just about everything. I recently had the whole lock replaced but it only seems to be worse. The only thing I found that helps, only sticks a couple times now, is to make sure everything is off. When I shut down my radio and un plug my radar deteector from the lighter plug i can usually turn the car right off. Hope it helps

[Fearit22]

I have a 5 speed and mine does that sometimes. All I have to do is turn the steering wheel a little and it'll come out.