We continue our series of web content 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 Sonic ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this problem as soon as possible. To get this done, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Chevrolet Sonic is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Chevrolet Sonic ignition.

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What’s the intent of my Chevrolet Sonic’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Chevrolet Sonic is a security component. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Chevrolet Sonic 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 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 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 Sonic ignition?

Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Chevrolet Sonic ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Chevrolet Sonic that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it due to regular wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Chevrolet Sonic :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Chevrolet Sonic : As we explained earlier, over time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working properly. In this case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
  • An element of the ignition of your Chevrolet Sonic that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we mention 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 Sonic: 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 components and thus broken the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Chevrolet Sonic ignition barrel?

We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Chevrolet Sonic ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them down below:

  • Ignition barrel blocked due to a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try softly 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 Sonic is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Chevrolet Sonic.
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  • 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 sadly have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Chevrolet Sonic.

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