Washed car in below freezing weather, locks now frozen.

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Asked by Stuart Jan 06, 2018 at 09:30 PM about the 1997 Toyota Avalon 4 Dr XLS Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Not my finest hour.  Key only goes halfway in.  Suggestions, short of calling
roadside assistance?

4 Answers

Get a can of lock de-icer! Your local autoparts store will probably have it.

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Are you at home? Heat gun or hair dryer. Or coat key in hand sanitizer, according to a few of those life-hack web sites (it has alcohol in it that may melt the ice). Lock de-icer works too, if you are near a store or gas station.

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Thx all. Just wanted to see outside the box kind of answers. Situation resolved.

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