# 2014 Chevrolet Cruze - Car won't start and it is not letting me have the key back **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [May 22, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755 "2023-05-22T13:41:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DavidWyant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@DavidWyant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DavidWyant)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755/1 "2023-05-22T13:41:52Z")
The car will not start, the doors will not unlock and the key will not come out. Disconnect battery cable and reconnect battery and the car starts. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755/2 "2023-05-22T22:45:34Z")
Ask shop to check battery and charging system. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755/3 "2023-05-23T16:35:12Z")
Clean your cable terminals and the battery posts. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755/4 "2023-05-23T17:13:11Z")
The Cruze had electrical issues, and overheating issues… IIRC one of the electrical issues was something with the battery ground cable having a bad crimp on one end making it loose power… Also ignition switch issues or something in the steering column… again IIRC… ---
**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755/5 "2023-05-23T20:07:06Z")
try turning the steering wheel one way or the other and see if that releases the key. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755/6 "2023-05-23T20:50:25Z")
Call me a geezer but if I happen to shut the car off before putting it in park, the doors are still locked, and Danged if I can find the unlock button. I have had to start the car again and put it in park to unlock the doors. Yeah I know this is not the op s problem but already told to check/replace the ground and/or switch. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755/7 "2023-05-23T21:10:18Z")
> [@bing](#): > > if I happen to shut the car off before putting it in park, the doors are still locked, and Danged if I can find the unlock button. I have had to start the car again and put it in park to unlock the doors. Could result in a dangerous situation if you had to get out of the car immediately, and couldn’t get engine to start. A small hammer in the glove box might allow you to break a window. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755/8 "2023-05-23T21:37:05Z")
No emergency at the post office. I stay away from dangerous place. I do have one of those combination belt slicers/window breakers in the door pocket of each car, just in case I drive into a river, when the ice has melted that is. I don’t know where I got them. I think the grand kids school was selling them and other useful products as a fund raiser. I declined to include life jackets and rope though. There is just so much you can carry without a trailer. 😀