why wont my car start?

sooo i took my radio out and all of a sudden my car wont start, and my wheel wont lock?  it'd be sweet if i could drive it sometime soon, what the heck happened?  i have a 2002 monte carlo

thanks in advance!

lspker wrote:

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Data bus car, put radio back in, check fuses, try to start.

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Gets my vote too.

This was great...Perusing through some Monte forums...I found an answer...The donation box was actually over this answer...Stopping you from seeing answer unless you donate(or copy and paste).  Can only imagine how many $5.00 donations were made(am i in the wrong business...!) Well when i tried to put in in so you could see...But the post was too BIG...                                                                                                      

lspker wrote:

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Data bus car, put radio back in, check fuses, try to start.

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sorry, chevy hater. not this time!

haha so this appears to be quite the hot topic.  the key just doesn't turn at all.  it gets power because when i put the key in the dome light goes on.   the wheel doesn't lock into place.

what appears to have happened is that the pins in my igntion are stuck, or something along the line.... 

i put the key in and twisted (even though it's not even moving into the on position) and tapped it IN with a screw driver while twisting.  it eventually SNAPPEd out of off and started right up without a problem (Without the radio in, imagine that!)  except that when i pulled it into the garage it did the same thing after i turned it off.  key wont budge and the wheels wont stay put.

(for conversations sake it has all the same symptoms with the radio plugged in.  nothing changes between having it in and not having it in)

time for a new ignition?

Nobody is hating on your chevy, it is just that you gave very few details on your actual problem.  Such as, after I removed my radio, now I can not turn the key in the ignition.  You can remove the ignition switch and bring it to a reputable locksmith and have it repaired for about 80 dollars.  Call around and explain your problem, it is a common problem.  There will be a locksmith somewhere in your town that has done this repair.

i wasn't being an *** i was joking around... platinum man

now, what are the advantages of repairing an ignition for 80 bucks when a new one is only 110?

i am an idiot wrote:

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I had no idea the ignition cost on a Monte Carlo. they are a bit more costly on an Impala.  Is that 110 including rekeying the new Ignition to your existing key? 

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ah see this is why i do the whole forum thing.. it never occured to me that i would have to pay for new keys.  i'm pretty positive that was 110 w/o keys.

80 is a much better deal than 150-200!!!!   just about any locksmith can do this?

Our shop is a few miles from the oldest locksmith shop in town, we had an ignition fail on a customers car in our parking lot.  We called the dealer for him and they quoted 400 dollars including the wrecker ride to the dealer.  A whopping 3 miles.  I then called the locksmith and before I could finish, they said if you bring me the key and the cylinder, 80 dollars plus tax, I then asked can we get it back today, he replied you can get it in an hour.  I brought it, went eat and picked it up.  I have no idea if any locksmith can do it.  But I am sure you can find one that can.  Just call around, it is a common problem.   I think the dealership's ignition will come with keys, they just will not be the same as the keys for your doors.  You will have 2 keys for your car.