We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Kia E Niro ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this issue as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Kia E Niro is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Kia E Niro ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Kia E Niro’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Kia E Niro is a secureness component. Its goal is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Kia E Niro from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify 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 Kia E Niro ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Kia E Niro 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 Kia E Niro that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it as a result of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Kia E Niro :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Kia E Niro : As we stated above, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working correctly. In such a case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Kia E Niro that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 Kia E Niro: 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 Kia E Niro ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Kia E Niro ignition . According to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, find them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result of 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 duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Kia E Niro is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Kia E Niro.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a faulty element: If finally it is as a result of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to start your Kia E Niro.
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