# Ignition locked

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-locked/59235>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** keys, continental, lincoln\
**Created:** [December 28, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-locked/59235 "2010-12-28T22:01:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![jhr5129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@jhr5129](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jhr5129)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-locked/59235/1 "2010-12-28T22:01:48Z")

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after reconnecting battery ingition key won’t turn

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**Author:** ![jhr5129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@jhr5129](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jhr5129)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-locked/59235/2 "2010-12-28T22:25:08Z")

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shake the steering wheel while turning the key

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-locked/59235/3 "2010-12-28T23:24:27Z")

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Turn it back and forth while you try and turn the key.