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My 2004 Vibe has locked me out! Keyless remote won't work. Additionally, inserting key into any door is not working either...can't turn the key at all. Can't get in the car to pop the hood. Any advice?

Call Yellow Cab?I thought the key was manual.

My key works to un lock my 04, try the hatch turn key one way will open glass turn key other way to unlock hatch.Aron

Not to be funny, but you might need a locksmith. That is assuming that it doesn't get too cold/icy in your neck of the woods. In Lousiana, ice in the lock is probably not your problem

it should work with the key. as i was doing some audio work today i needed to disconnect the battery. after i opened the door, popped the hood, i accidentally hit the lock button, disconnected the battery, and then just used the key to manually unlock the door. btw i also have an '04.

Spray some WD40 in the key hole and work the key gently back and forth this should work. Toyota locks tend to freeze up if not used for a while.

Quote, originally posted by khook »My 2004 Vibe has locked me out! Keyless remote won't work. Additionally, inserting key into any door is not working either...can't turn the key at all. Can't get in the car to pop the hood. Any advice?Are you the original owner? IF not maybe the PO had ignition key issues and got a new ignition lock that is keyed differently from all of the doors. Having the keyless entry FObB you may have NEVER actually used the key to open any opening of the car so you never would have known that you don't have a door key????Just an idea.Dave

Quote, originally posted by 13Vibe03 »...and had a bunch of people in my car and in the chaos, they got manually locked inside.Care to elaborate how they got locked inside and couldn't figure out how to unlock the door from the inside???

[QUOTE=Wolfman21Care to elaborate how they got locked inside and couldn't figure out how to unlock the door from the inside???[/QUOTE]Ah, the joy of imcomplete thought patterns in the written word. You have to know what the writer is intending to say and then read between the lines." I was running late and had a bunch of people in my car and in the chaos, they got manually locked inside.Luckily there was a locksmith in the audience. He had it unlocked in ~10 seconds after inserting the tools."being interpreted means.....I brought a car full of people to the concert, we were running late and in the rush to get set up someone accidentally activated the automatic lock, shut the doors and all of the INSTRUMENTS were locked in the car along with my keys........We need one of these for these situations.... http://www.freetranslation.com/Dave

Quote, originally posted by Wolfman213 »Care to elaborate how they got locked inside and couldn't figure out how to unlock the door from the inside???Either he's been spending time with exceedingly dumb people, or it was the keys, not the people, that got locked inside.

ahh the instruments... It's been a nad day at work and my brain is fried. Never once did I think he meant the instruments. I feel like an idiot now lol

LOL, now that makes more sense. If they truly were locked in and couldn't figure out how to operate the manual lock knobs, umm... Still not sure about the OP's question and why the locks wouldn't turn. I would then opt for trying to go through the hatch. lol!

Quote, originally posted by Wolfman213 »ahh the instruments... It's been a nad day at work and my brain is fried. Never once did I think he meant the instruments. I feel like an idiot now loldon't worry - i read it the same way as you i'm guessing the OP got into their Vibe by now --- if not, find a brick

You know, its made me think. I've had my 07 for two years now, I cannot remember the last time I used the key to unlock any opening into the car!I bet that I am not alone, not only with the Vibe but every car out there with a key fob that unlocks and locks the car.His tumblers may have become seized due to simple lack of use. This could be a wake up call to all of us to periodically use our keys and shoot in some lock lube once in awhile or we may be locked out some day!Dave

Quote, originally posted by Wolfman213 »Care to elaborate how they got locked inside and couldn't figure out how to unlock the door from the inside???LOL! That reminds me of this: http://www.wmur.com/video/19064669/hopefully khook was able to get into his car. Let us know, man...

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »LOL! That reminds me of this: http://www.wmur.com/video/19064669/http ... jPry4khook, did you get it figured out?

Blond Star was hilarious!!Quote, originally posted by tribalman »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3UGhRjPry4

03vibedriver wrote:Spray some WD40 in the key hole and work the key gently back and forth this should work. Toyota locks tend to freeze up if not used for a while.

I hope this is the solution, because this happened to me too. (Can the cold kill a battery??)

Actually, this is the 2nd time this happened.

2003 Vibe... can't live with it, can't live without it, lol

Cold is the best way to kill a battery. The key will still work to open your door. It's a manual release, but it won't open the other doors. WD-40 will indeed remove any ice from the lock cylinder.

Several blond jokes come to mind.

khook wrote:My 2004 Vibe has locked me out! Keyless remote won't work. Additionally, inserting key into any door is not working either...can't turn the key at all. Can't get in the car to pop the hood. Any advice?

The key may be too worn to work on the door locks. This has happened to me, even though it would still work in the ignition.

Don't forget about the valet key, only works in the ignition. I keep one key in my wallet and one on my key ring with the remote. I decided to try the key on the remote in the locks and didn't work, but it starts the car. The one I keep works with the locks and ignition.