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, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Honda Pilot ignition . Especially annoying, 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 solve this problem as soon as possible. To get this done, 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 Honda Pilot is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Honda Pilot ignition.

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What’s the goal of my Honda Pilot’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Honda Pilot is a secureness element. Its intent is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Honda Pilot from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked 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 Honda Pilot ignition?

Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Honda Pilot ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Honda Pilot that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly 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 explanations of a ignition that locks on Honda Pilot :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Honda Pilot : As we explained earlier, with time, the elements 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 complications inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
  • A component of the ignition of your Honda Pilot that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 Honda Pilot: 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 Honda Pilot ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Honda Pilot ignition . According to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them below:

  • Ignition barrel blocked due to 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 Honda Pilot 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 Honda Pilot.
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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 regrettably have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to start your Honda Pilot.

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To discover more tips on the Honda Pilot, take a look at the Honda Pilot category.