We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your car. 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 Sportage ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your car. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this issue as quickly as possible. To achieve this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Kia Sportage is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Kia Sportage ignition.

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What’s the goal of my Kia Sportage’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Kia Sportage is a security part. Its intent is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Kia Sportage from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car 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 generally 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 Sportage ignition?

Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Kia Sportage 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 Sportage that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our content page 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. Here are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Kia Sportage :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Kia Sportage : As we said earlier, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working effectively. In such a case, you should experience difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
  • An element of the ignition of your Kia Sportage that breaks down: 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 Kia Sportage: 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 car before, he may have twisted internal components and thus broken the neiman of it.

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

We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Kia Sportage ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be similar, discover 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 duplicate of your key.
  • Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Kia Sportage is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Kia Sportage.
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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 advise you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Kia Sportage.

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