We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Chevrolet Avalanche ignition . Especially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you solve this problem as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Chevrolet Avalanche is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Chevrolet Avalanche ignition.
What’s the aim of my Chevrolet Avalanche’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Chevrolet Avalanche is a secureness part. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Chevrolet Avalanche from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle 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 talk about blocked neiman we generally make reference to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Chevrolet Avalanche ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Chevrolet Avalanche ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Chevrolet Avalanche that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it due to normal wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Chevrolet Avalanche :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Chevrolet Avalanche : As we said above, 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 working correctly. In this case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Chevrolet Avalanche that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we mention the neiman we often 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 Chevrolet Avalanche: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less rational, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Chevrolet Avalanche ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Chevrolet Avalanche ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, locate them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try carefully with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Chevrolet Avalanche is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Chevrolet Avalanche.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a faulty element: If finally it is due to an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will regrettably have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Chevrolet Avalanche.
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