I’m not sure. Could be a bad shift interlock switch or shifter solenoid.

My friend has a Lexus ls400 1998 and I need to disconnect the battery to get the key out. Is this a possible relay problem?

I just had this problem in my Jeep Compass 2015 and nothing worked I jiggled and wiggled and started and turned it off and made sure everything was in the right place and park and all I finally used some WD-40 on it but it took four applications but what I did right before I tried it again was I took my shifter which is an automatic shifter in the floor and I pressed it towards the steering wheel in the park position and that immediately released the key so I don’t know if it was the WD-40 or if it was the position of my shifter that released it but it popped right out of there so it was definitely not the key it was some sort of mechanism problem that was not releasing the key so it was something wrong with the lock the Locking System and it wasn’t anything to do with the steering wheel it was something to do with my parking mechanism in my transmission so from now on when I push my transmission forward I’m going to push it over to the left and see if that clears it up good luck everyone I just wanted to post this basically I know this is an old one I’m responding to but I couldn’t make a new post so and I didn’t did it just for that reason so somebody needs it they can

Same here 2011 jeta

2013 Jetta and same exact problem.

What have you tried so far? Sometimes you can get the key out by pushing toward the ignition and trying to wiggle or turn the key. Make sure the vehicle is in park. If the vehicle is already in park, try pulling the shift lever out of park and putting it back in park.

How do i get the ignition out of the lock postion? My key will not get out of the lock posistion..i have a 2004 honda pilot

Hey, I just came across your post about VWs and faulty ignition. Did you ever start a suit and do you happen to know what the problem was?