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 check out why the key is stuck in your hyundai i40 ignition . Especially irritating, 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 get this done, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your hyundai i40 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your hyundai i40 ignition.
What’s the goal of my hyundai i40’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your hyundai i40 is a secureness component. Its intent is to secure your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your hyundai i40 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 incorporate 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 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 hyundai i40 ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your hyundai i40 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 hyundai i40 that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it due to regular wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on hyundai i40 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your hyundai i40 : As we stated earlier, over time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working effectively. In such a case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- A component of the ignition of your hyundai i40 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 hyundai i40: At last, 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 hyundai i40 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your hyundai i40 ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate 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 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 hyundai i40 is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your hyundai i40.
- 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 change 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 begin your hyundai i40.
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