Bad Day Please Help.

by **BLACK V6** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:40 pm

Okay I woke up this morning and I had a flat. Whatever, I pumped it up and took and got it fixed. On my way back I hear a tapping noise coming from a different tire. Well great. I get out, pull over, and there is a huge screw sticking in one of my other tires and it's losing air. Okay great I get home, pump it up and as I'm about to take it back to the place to get that plugged my car wont start, my key won't even turn. WTF. Today, I can't win. Why in the hell won't my key turn??? It's one that I just got made at Toyota and they cut it from the VIN # so it should be exactly right. :evil:

by **Ilovemylara** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:54 pm

WTH??? that sucks man! Not sure why your key wouldnt turn...FIRST: make sure the gear shifter is in P or N, it wont turn to start if the car is in gear. Other than that Try inserting and removing it MANY times.

by **TLMNICK** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:55 pm

Maybe your steering wheel is locked.....try moving it right to left while turning the key.

by **yaddadaimsayin** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:15 pm

or pumping the brakes a few times. the day will be over before you know it.

by **Ilovemylara** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:18 pm

yeah Im willing to be your steering wheel is locked..

by **Taido** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:23 pm

by **BLACK V6** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:56 pm

Yep. It was the steering wheel. I had to freaking pull on it as hard as I possibly could. I said fuk getting it fixed. I'll do it tomorrow. But seriously, two flats in one day?!?! WTF? Most people get a flat like every year or two or so. But nope. Not me. I get two flats in one day. Thanks for the help. I'm going on effing vacation tomorrow for like 10 days n I need it. :-?

by **Mole** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:22 pm

were you near a construction zone ?

by **BLACK V6** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:32 pm

^^Nope. Just a very busy bypass and a brand new paved road. I think I picked up from the screw from the shop that I got my first tire fixed at.

by **yaddadaimsayin** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:42 pm

^ hahaha gettin a flat at the place where your other flat is getting repaired. hilarious.

by **ToyoSolV6** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:45 pm

^yeah man tends to happen a lot, the guys at the shop i work at sometimes tend not to throw away the screws after they fix a tire and we find them in the parking lot sometimes. If you have any tools at home what you should do is swap that tire to the one you already got fixed by them and just go back and take out the screw before you pull up and just say that it went flat again and if they can fix it, im pretty sure since they are going to assume it was their fault they wont charge you, because in our shop we do a 30 day warranty in case the tire goes flat again then we do it for free.
Just an idea i was throwing out there .

by **BLACK V6** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:10 pm

I should be able to plug it myself tomorrow. I'm gonna try anyways.

by **hari-bhari** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:31 pm

haha, til last year i had never gotten a flat in my life, and then i got 3 flats in 2 days on 3 week old tires. 2 of them were non-repairable and i had to spend 300 on two new tires cuz i didnt buy the road hazard warranty :-p

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