On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:56:01 -0500, the infamous Don Foreman
scrawled the following:

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:50:01 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Mar 24, 4:00*pm, Don Foreman wrote


Both of my Toyotas came with ignition switches.

Ah. I expect that they all do, but if you shut off the ignition do
they also lock the steering wheel. For some reason I have the
impression that they locked the steering.

Dan

Mine don't. Steering isn't locked until the key is extracted. I do
lose power steering if the engine stops, but steering a Corolla or
Camry is not difficult without power.

Steering is free in the ACC position of the ignition lock. Steering is
only locked in the last position, where the key can also be removed.

If it got away from you, just rotate it back (counterclockwise) one
click. You will instantly feel the power go away. Now hang on because
power assist to the steering is gone. Hopefully, you do this on a
straightaway where you can safely bring the vehicle to a stop.

I've been driving my Tundra (a recalled model) for 2 years without
incident, not even an inkling of a glitch. Nearly all of my travel is
local, so that's a lot of starts and stops, too.

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If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we
shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do.
-- Samuel Butler