What causes a Subaru key to get stuck in the ignition?
If your Subaru Outback’s battery doesn’t have enough voltage to properly engage the safety mechanisms that leave your key stuck in the ignition can cause the issue. How to Get Key Unstuck: Subaru Outback. Here are ways that you can get your Outback’s key free. This is our recommended order to do them in. Make Sure You Have Voltage
What to do if your Subaru Forester key is stuck?
Make sure your Forester is in park. Even if it is in park, push the shifter up higher toward park while gently turning the key. You don’t need to manhandle anything. You’re just looking to see if the park lock mechanism is failing. If it is, the key should come right out.
What to do if your Outback key is stuck?
Make sure your Outback is in park. Even if it is in park, push the shifter up higher toward park while gently turning the key. You don’t need to manhandle anything. You’re just looking to see if the park lock mechanism is failing. If it is, the key should come right out.
Why does the ignition not release the key?
If the ignition is not getting a signal that the transmission is not in Park, it won’t release the key. Intermittent tries as you have performed indicate it is ‘intermittently’ working.
If your Subaru Outback’s battery doesn’t have enough voltage to properly engage the safety mechanisms that leave your key stuck in the ignition can cause the issue. Here are ways that you can get your Outback’s key free. This is our recommended order to do them in.
Make sure your Forester is in park. Even if it is in park, push the shifter up higher toward park while gently turning the key. You don’t need to manhandle anything. You’re just looking to see if the park lock mechanism is failing. If it is, the key should come right out.
How do you remove the key from a Subaru XV?
Not sure of the XV’s but previous Subaru’s had a small hole below the ignition in the lower steering wheel cover. By placing a small screwdriver or similar device in the hole and pressing caused a release to be activated allowing you to remove the key. Have a look, it’s free.
Make sure your Outback is in park. Even if it is in park, push the shifter up higher toward park while gently turning the key. You don’t need to manhandle anything. You’re just looking to see if the park lock mechanism is failing. If it is, the key should come right out.