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 take a look at why the key is stuck in your Chevrolet Impala ignition . Specially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as soon as possible. To achieve 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 Impala is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Chevrolet Impala ignition.
What’s the aim of my Chevrolet Impala’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Chevrolet Impala is a security element. Its intent is to secure your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Chevrolet Impala from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely connected to the starter switch which will integrate 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 quite often refer 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 Impala ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Chevrolet Impala ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Chevrolet Impala that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it due to normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Chevrolet Impala :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Chevrolet Impala : As we explained over, over 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 effectively. In such a case, you should feel struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Chevrolet Impala 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 Chevrolet Impala: Finally, last opportunity, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Chevrolet Impala ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Chevrolet Impala ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, discover 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 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 Chevrolet Impala 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 Impala.
- 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 recommend you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Chevrolet Impala.
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