We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Kia Picanto ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible. To achieve 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 Picanto is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Kia Picanto ignition.
What’s the aim of my Kia Picanto’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Kia Picanto is a security element. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Kia Picanto from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely connected 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 quite often refer to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your car.
Why is the key stuck in your Kia Picanto ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Kia Picanto 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 Picanto that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Kia Picanto :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Kia Picanto : As we stated above, 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 functioning effectively. In such a case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Kia Picanto that fails: 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 defective, 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 Picanto: Finally, last opportunity, and it’s more or less rational, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Kia Picanto ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Kia Picanto ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, find them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try softly 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 Picanto 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 Picanto.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a defective element: If finally it is because of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Kia Picanto.
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