Steering wheel locked and car wouldn't start

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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 01:01 AM
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Question Steering wheel locked and car wouldn't start

Steering wheel is slightly turned left, tried everything i could with pressing the start button and wiggling the wheel back and forth didn't help. Didn't drive the car yet...HELP PLEASE!!!!
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 01:40 AM
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Also forgot to mention, when i press start engine button all i hear is a clicking sound underneath the wheel
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 07:43 AM
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Do everything you normally would to start your car like hold the brake and hit the button or clutch and button if it's manual and while doing so pull your steering wheel to the right. It's normal, it's an anti-theft thing cars have had for several years now.
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 12:20 PM
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My wife's Toyota does it all the time. She tends to turn the wheel when getting out and locks the steering wheel.

It's either the safety lock, if which you will have to wiggle the wheel while you push the button, or if nothing turns on at all sounds like a bad battery.
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 01:25 PM
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Clicking sounds like a dead battery. However, (and this may sound stupid) but make sure that the car is in "P" and not "D" when you try.
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 06:00 PM
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my battery is fully charged and still same problem, i tried for 30 mins straight turning the wheel and pushing start button..nothing...probably something is wrong with the lock mechanism
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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Couple of things, how do you know your battery is fully charged? With these cars, you can have a battery strong enough to run the radio, headlights, power windows but not strong enough to start the car. So, if your criteria for a fully charged battery is that your accessories work then you might want to reevaluate that.

If you have confirmed that your battery is good on a proper load testing machine, my second guess is your transponder key. It is possible that the battery in this has died or that it has somehow not being recognized by the car properly. I would try the second key and if that didn't work you are certainly going to need roadside assistance.
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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The battery was charged to 100% and i did unlock the wheel by taking the lock mechanism apart. But now as soon I start the car it dies out, the immobilizer system icon pops up
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 05:22 PM
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you may want to bring yours into the dealer and get that figured out. sounds like its having some electrical issues..
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 05:23 PM
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maybe check your fuses as well? things like ignition, alternator, starter, etc..
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 09:14 AM
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tell the dealer the car is imobile, they would have to pick it up or something if it is under warranty. Maybe they have a solution if they ran into this problem before.
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 08:00 PM
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There is a problem with the battery. There is a techline open for this. They are fully aware.

This car is FULL of kinks that need to be worked out.
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 01:20 AM
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Did you try both keys? Maybe the battery in your key died and the car can't find the key.
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 08:20 AM
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There is a problem with the battery. There is a techline open for this. They are fully aware.

This car is FULL of kinks that need to be worked out.
Welp, sounds like Ron and Colin are right.. call your dealer and have them pick the car up.. should be a free fix start to finish.

Spirited, keep in mind that it is a 1st gen car.. we may not get EVERYTHING we want but eventually Acura will address the issues. It took them a while but the 2009 TSX had like 20+ TSB (which I am not saying it's good it had so many issues) that they addressed. So, they DO fix them.. let's just figure in a little over a year there will be a few TSBs on this car...



We hope =\
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Old Jul 17, 2019 | 08:02 AM
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Same problem happened to me. I jumped the RDX and it started. Bad Battery probably.
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