2014 Steering Wheel Lock hard to unlock, car not starting

#1
Has anyone had their steering wheel lock be extremely hard to release? I have a 2014 with 100,000 miles and sometimes it won't start due to the steering wheel being locked. I know it's that when I hit the button to start it and that usual mechanic whirring sound doesn't happen.

https://www.ackermantoyota.com/blog...ring-wheel-with-push-button-start-or-key/amp/

That helps but when doing that this morning it wasn't unlocking until I finally really really yanked on it to the left and finally it came unlocked. Then it started. It's definitely a big issue and I'm worried I'll be stranded somewhere.

Does anyone know if I just need to WD-40 something or what specific part needs to be replaced?
 

nmp1

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#2
every car with a steering wheel lock can have this issue if it locks in a certain spot. every once in a while mine (non push button) gets very hard to turn so i just turn the wheel hard against the lock to take the pressure off it and the key turns fine.
 
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