DIY: Replace dreaded steering-lock on 2009s and early 2010s.

kenchan

yah, it seems the locks are most vulnerable to seize when your battery gets weaker. so i recommend you charge your battery first (just plug it to a battery charger), then while you attempt to start the car as usual, tap at the steering lock repeatedly.

if you're lucky it should unseize. that's when you want to cut the brown wire or pull the steering lock fuse. then shut off the car. then u can forget that the steering lock feature even existed.