Why won't my 2007 jetta key go in the ignition?

Answer 1

I just had this happen to me over the July 4th Holiday. Luckily I was parked at home when it happened. The first time I realized something was wrong was when I pulled into my driveway, turned off the car, and pulled the key out of the ignition. The metal part of the key was extremely hot. I thought it was unusual but I didn't pay it too much attention. About an hour later I got into my car and went to crank it up - the key would not go into the ignition. I thought the steering wheel was locked - it wasn't. I tried all of my keys and none worked. The key fobs didn't work all of a sudden either. It sounds strange, but the car car is acting as if there is a key in the ignition because the door dings when it is open, and it shouldn't. Waited until Monday and called Roadside Assistance. It was towed to my local VW dealership. I called the dealership to touch base with them. They told me there was another Jetta sitting out in the lot with the same problem. I should hear from them this afternoon. I'll send a second reply when I know what caused it.