the fix to this problem can easily be solved without spending hundreds of dollars. it can be fixed without stress and without towing your car to the dealer. some of these fixes seem kind of dumb. i felt stupid even telling my dad some of the suggestions from this and other websites over the phone. i dont know what is the actual method that worked. but what follows is everything that we tried:
1) disengage battery for 5 minutes
2) lube key and try turning the key and the wheel hard for a while, back and forth
3) leave key in ignition for 5 minutes without doing anythingg
4) tap ignition cyclinder with a hammer pretty firmly (i think this is what worked so do this a bunnch)
5) spray wd 40 in the area you put your key into
i hope that one of the suggestions works for you. after about half hour, the problem was fixed.
