SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON MYCARSTATE.COM I FOUND INFORMATION THAT WAS HELPFUL WITH MY 1998 HONDA CR-V. BUT I HAVEN'T SPECIFICALLY SEEN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS "NEXT" ISSUE. FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, ON OCCASION, I CAN'T GET MY CAR KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY OFF. I CAN'T GET THE KEY TO TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. IF I RESTART THE CAR, PUT IT IN ANY GEAR, MOVE THE CAR SLIGHTLY (EVEN AN INCH), TURN THE CAR OFF AGAIN, THEN I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO DO ALL THIS, SO THERE IS NO LEAVING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. WHERE THIS BECOMES A BIG ISSUE IS WHEN I VALET PARK THE CAR. THE VALET'S CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT, THEREFORE THEY EITHER HAVE TO PARK MY CAR NEAR THAN AND WATCH OR PARK IT ELSEWHERE AND I TAKE MY CHANCES ON THE CAR NOT BEING ENTERED BY SOMEONE ELSE. I'M 2 HOURS AWAY FROM A HONDA DEALER, I THINK. I'LL TRY TO FIND A DEALER THIS WEEK, AS THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE IN THIS COLDER WEATHER. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR
2006
STEERING
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT EVEN AFTER PROPER ALIGNMENT. THIS FAILURE IS CONTINUOUS. IN ICE OR SNOW COVER CONDITIONS VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO SLIDE. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE BLAME WAS ALWAYS PLACED ON TIRES OR ROTORS. AFTER REPLACING TIRES AND ROTORS THESE SYMPTOMS STILL PERSISTED. *TR