coil222

I bought a beater 96 EK auto civic about a month ago to drive as a beater.
I only got one ignition key w/ the car, and getting this key copied has been on my to-do list for a while. So I got it copied today, 2 copies.
I stick key #1 into cylinder... start car.
Turn off car and try to remove key.
Key will not come out.
Tried very carefully to remove key, but eventually key breaks off in ign. cylinder.
Soooo.... is this something I can just get from a junkyard or will I need to order a new one from honda?

Mikerocosms

What you can do is take the ignition locking mechanism off and take it to your local keysmith. They can disassemble it and rework it with a couple of better working keys.

Be sure to try it out several times before leaving the keysmiths shop.

Mike!

pdiggitydogg

same thing happened to me a few yrs ago
Dealership was able to remove the key in under an hr.
I never did learn how they did it.

dogfood

Pull the battery cables and start taking out the lock cyl.

93CivicSI

buy a new ignition lock cylinder and then you will have two brand new keys, and no chance of it going bad again in the future....

OverCorrupt

I did something clsoe to that.. i was about to rip out my ignition.. then i found out my car was in drive still (automatic) ouch.. even my parents made fun of me for it.

cxSHOE

if your able to turn the key to the #1 there is a little thing on the actual cylinder that you can push in and the entire key cylinder can be pulled ..

coil222

i am able to turn it to 1 w/ a screwdriver, but I can't find the 'little thing' cxshoe is speaking of.

The car is definitly in park.

coil222

I just paid the stealership.... $155 w/ a new pair of Keys :-/

deoexmacchina

should have gotten the key made by the code its on the door cylinders

Mikerocosms

Yeah but even then if the tumblers in the lock itself are worn, he would have had problems anyways.

Mike!

alotawatts

Auto trans.......My 97 auto EX - key often sticks in the ignition. There is some kind of silly *** safety/security "FEATURE" when you move the lever to park. Next time your key is stuck just gently bump the shift lever forward...you'll here a click.....the pull the key. This is not BS

alotawatts

Auto trans.......My 97 auto EX - key often sticks in the ignition. There is some kind of silly *** safety/security "FEATURE" when you move the lever to park. Next time your key is stuck just gently bump the shift lever forward...you'll here a click.....then pull the key. This is not BS

JCritt

when my car got stolen thieves left some **** in my ignition and i couldnt get it out... bought a new ignition on ebay for 40$ ... very simple install

coil222

Had that done too.. didn't fit.
I'm guessing that the cyclinder is not the original.