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 check out why the key is stuck in your Kia Optima ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this issue 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 Kia Optima is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Kia Optima ignition.

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What’s the aim of my Kia Optima’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Kia Optima is a security part. Its purpose is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Kia Optima 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 talk 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 Kia Optima ignition?

Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Kia Optima 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 Kia Optima that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our content on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Kia Optima :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Kia Optima : As we stated earlier, over time, the components 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 this case, you should experience difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
  • A component of the ignition of your Kia Optima that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we speak about 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 Optima: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less obvious, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Kia Optima ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Kia Optima ignition . According to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, find them down below:

  • Ignition barrel blocked because of 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 copy of your key.
  • Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Kia Optima is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Kia Optima.
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  • 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 unfortunately have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Kia Optima.

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