Don Carlos stuck on Cadillac Sedan DeVille 2000

Asked by GuruJYXC8 Jul 25, 2020 at 12:56 PM about the 2000 Cadillac DeVille

Question type: General

As soon as my 2000 Cadillac DeVille was parked
the steering wheel got locked into position and will
not move again what do you think the problem is

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Steering wheels are designed to lock when th ed car is placed in park as an anti-theft device. Sometimes when the car is locked on a hill or the wheel is turned hard left or right when locked, the wheel is placed under a stress and "jambs" th ed ignition key. To get it to unlock, manually turn the steering wheel to either the right or left slightly to relieve the binding then turn the key.

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