We continue our series of content 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 Genesis G80 ignition . Specially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as soon as possible. To get this done, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Genesis G80 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Genesis G80 ignition.
What’s the intent of my Genesis G80’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Genesis G80 is a secureness part. Its goal is to secure your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Genesis G80 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely related 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 speak about blocked neiman we quite often 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 Genesis G80 ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Genesis G80 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Genesis G80 that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our content page on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Genesis G80 :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Genesis G80 : As we stated over, 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 functioning correctly. In such a case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Genesis G80 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we talk 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 Genesis G80: 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 damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Genesis G80 ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Genesis G80 ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, discover them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of 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 copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Genesis G80 is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Genesis G80.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a faulty element: If finally it is because of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will regrettably have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Genesis G80.
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