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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: virginVWman on 30 March 2014, 18:10

Title: key barrell
Post by: virginVWman on 30 March 2014, 18:10

Ffs the car wont start. Put key in and the key will not turn at all. Thought it was the wheel lock, nope. Road side assistance i think. Anything im doing/not doing. Surely not

Title: Re: key barrell
Post by: virginVWman on 30 March 2014, 18:43

RAC man turns up...sits in it  has a check over, plays with steering wheel...no give at all. Calling in back up...how many RAC men does it take to fix a GTD?

Title: Re: key barrell
Post by: peterdoherty on 30 March 2014, 19:11

another reason to go keyless....... :tongue:

Title: Re: key barrell
Post by: mistertee on 30 March 2014, 19:18

You've not got into the wrong car have you??? :laugh:

Title: Re: key barrell
Post by: virginVWman on 30 March 2014, 19:42

Whheeeeeeyyyy all sorted an hour later. Turns out (no pun intended) but when you are on full lock and then turn the car off and then get back in the car, the steering wheel locks to the point of almost rock solid, no give or movement at all. The 2nd RAC lad who was nothing shy of a brick sh+t house had to yank it hard as hell whilst turning the key. Feel so stupid to have had to have called in the RAC but i appear not to have been the only one he was saying  :grin:
And yes....keyless next time me thinks

Title: Re: key barrell
Post by: CraigW on 30 March 2014, 20:13

My OCD wouldn't allow me to park on full lock. Wheels have to be straight  :grin:

Title: Re: key barrell
Post by: bobpants123 on 30 March 2014, 20:25

Quote from: CraigW on 30 March 2014, 20:13

My OCD wouldn't allow me to park on full lock. Wheels have to be straight  :grin:

Absolutely!! :wink:

Title: Re: key barrell
Post by: Sootchucker on 31 March 2014, 10:20

Totally agree.

This is my first car with keyless and I wouldn't want to go back now. I just don't even think about unlocking any more, just reach for the handle and it's open. Also the starter button not only looks way cool, but means you don't end up with scratches around the steering wheel cowling after a while.

Title: Re: key barrell
Post by: Brenbo on 31 March 2014, 13:09

A few days after I first picked my car up I had the same problem in the car park at work.  No matter what I did the Key would not turn to start the ignition.  Then after several minutes I managed to get it to turn.  But the strange thing is the Steering Wheel was not on lock?  I have not managed to replicate the incident again since, but is most definitely one to look out for.  I told my VW Dealer about the incident and they say they have not heard about any other case's like mine.