We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your car. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Eos ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your car. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this problem as quickly as possible. To achieve this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Eos is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Eos ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Volkswagen Eos’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Eos is a security element. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Volkswagen Eos from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your car key. It is closely connected to the starter switch which will incorporate the key lock and an electric switch. There is a tendency to confuse the starter switch and the neiman, and when we speak about blocked neiman we often make reference to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your car.
Why is the key stuck in your Volkswagen Eos ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Eos ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Volkswagen Eos that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it as a result of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Volkswagen Eos :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Eos : As we stated over, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning correctly. In this case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Volkswagen Eos that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we speak about the neiman we tend to include, the cylinder, the lock and the starter switch, if one of these parts is faulty, the neiman will not let the key turn in the cylinder of the lock
- Someone forced too much on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Eos: At last, last opportunity, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Volkswagen Eos ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Volkswagen Eos ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try gently with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Volkswagen Eos is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Volkswagen Eos.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a faulty element: If finally it is as a result of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Volkswagen Eos.
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