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, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Kia Niro ignition . Specially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as quickly as possible. To do this, 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 Kia Niro is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Kia Niro ignition.
What’s the goal of my Kia Niro’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Kia Niro is a secureness element. Its goal is to secure your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Kia Niro from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize 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 talk about blocked neiman we quite 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 Kia Niro ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Kia Niro ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Kia 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 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. Here are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Kia Niro :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Kia Niro : As we said 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 properly. In this case, you should experience issue inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- A component of the ignition of your Kia Niro that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Kia Niro: Finally, last possibility, 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 Niro ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Kia Niro ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue 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 Kia Niro 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 Kia Niro.
- 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 recommend you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Kia Niro.
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