# 2003 Pontiac G5 - Key is stuck

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-pontiac-g5-key-is-stuck/161493>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac\
**Created:** [March 22, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-pontiac-g5-key-is-stuck/161493 "2020-03-22T01:19:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Eduard57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Eduard57](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Eduard57)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-pontiac-g5-key-is-stuck/161493/1 "2020-03-22T01:19:59Z")

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i was putting new subs in after i checked everything and it worked great i was putting the radio back and then the radio shut off and i got a anti theft light on my dash board and now my key is stuck in the ignition but to jump the car i have to open the trunk because the battery is in the back, but i need the key witch is stuck in the ignition

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**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-pontiac-g5-key-is-stuck/161493/2 "2020-03-22T18:04:47Z")

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Don’t you have positive and negative (ground) terminals under the hood?

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**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-pontiac-g5-key-is-stuck/161493/3 "2020-03-22T18:08:04Z")

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You should be able to jump start it under the hood. Normally a red plastic cover will be over the positive jumping point, and the shock tower bolts can be used for the negitve connection.

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**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-pontiac-g5-key-is-stuck/161493/4 "2020-03-24T05:13:14Z")

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Common enough problem with these cars.