Very recent issue this last week or so; sometimes the key won't turn after being placed in the ignition. And sometimes it will. When it fails to turn, I'll have my foot on the brake as usual--but the wheel stays locked even when I try to get it to unlock. Now the key thing is happening almost every time. Today the wheel didn't lock at all, and the engine started. One time, after the key failed to turn, I flipped it over and it turned right away. Probable coincidence because it didn't work the next time. IIRC, trying to turn the key both ways never works; it has to be removed and reinserted--after which, it sometimes works. If this keeps progressing, at some point I'm gonna get towed home. Looking for the valet key to see if it's the same story with that. Old key from PO, might even be original, I dunno. Sometimes a problem in the driver's side door. Will not LOCK from the DS door. Locks and unlocks just fine from the PS. Doesn't work at all in the hatch. And I do have seven other keys on the keyring; never gave that a second thought--'til now.
Two other things, probably unrelated but worth mentioning just in case. The truck starts (when the key turns) immediately, without the usual 'Cruiser crank' delay. Maybe because it's been in the 90s and low 100s? And for the past, maybe hundred miles or so (just a few miles per drive), I've been coasting a lot in neutral with the heater on full blast because of an overheating issue. So there's that...
Any thoughts on this? Closest thread I could find below, but not really the same issue. Thanks for any help! (Oh, and if you're in the market for a brand-new HD winch at four bills off, check the classifieds and "help" fund my repairs!)
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Two other things, probably unrelated but worth mentioning just in case. The truck starts (when the key turns) immediately, without the usual 'Cruiser crank' delay. Maybe because it's been in the 90s and low 100s? And for the past, maybe hundred miles or so (just a few miles per drive), I've been coasting a lot in neutral with the heater on full blast because of an overheating issue. So there's that...
Any thoughts on this? Closest thread I could find below, but not really the same issue. Thanks for any help! (Oh, and if you're in the market for a brand-new HD winch at four bills off, check the classifieds and "help" fund my repairs!)
@BILT4ME
@ToyotaMatt
My Ignition Broke!
I went to restart my 96 Land Cruiser (1FZ-FE) and the switch turned on, but it wouldn't start. The key flopped all the way to the right , but wouldn't return and there was no "spring" back from the start position. I noticed that my radio had power, my ABS light was on (because it's always on)...
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