my steering wheel is not locked but when i put my key in the ignition it wont turn
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Asked by Loretta Jul 27, 2014 at 10:04 PM about the 2007 Kia Optima LX

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key will not turn  ignition is locked

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dandyoun answered 10 years ago

This seems to be a common problem with these cars. Some say lightly turning steering wheel to the left while trying to turn key works sometimes. Others say spraying a little bit of wd 40 on your key and working it back and forth in the ignition also helps with this.

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GuruTV1WF answered 6 years ago

My 2007 Kia Optima steering wheel spins in 360 without moving the tires or Wheels it was clunking then made one big clunking noise felt like a steering wheel got locked and I turned it a little bit and then it stopped steering the tires what could it be I cannot find any information

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