# 97 buick century, key wont turn

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-buick-century-key-wont-turn/23635>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 26, 2007, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-buick-century-key-wont-turn/23635 "2007-01-26T11:41:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-buick-century-key-wont-turn/23635/1 "2007-01-26T11:41:01Z")

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Yes is the right key, I drove it last night. Now im stuck at a friends place and cant get the goddamn key to turn. (ignition )

wtf I need as much help as soonas possible.

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**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-buick-century-key-wont-turn/23635/2 "2007-01-26T11:42:41Z")

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is the steering wheel locked up??? u try turning the wheel to the left or right while trying to turn the key??

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**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-buick-century-key-wont-turn/23635/3 "2007-01-26T11:46:58Z")

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steering wheel is “locked” but wheels are straight, jiggling does nothing.

I have no lock de-icer so im boiling some water and im gonna heat the key up and put in in the ignition repeatedly (drying the key of course)

Ill give updates, but keep helping please.

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**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-buick-century-key-wont-turn/23635/4 "2007-01-26T11:51:24Z")

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yes success, props to boardjnky4.

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-buick-century-key-wont-turn/23635/5 "2007-01-26T12:07:37Z")

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woo hoo

i never thought an ignition would freeze

great success!