We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Kia Stronic ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this problem as soon as possible. To do this, 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 Stronic is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Kia Stronic ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Kia Stronic’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Kia Stronic is a security element. Its purpose is to secure your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Kia Stronic from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle 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 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 Stronic ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Kia Stronic 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 Stronic that is blocked, do not think twice to read our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it as a result of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Kia Stronic :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Kia Stronic : As we stated above, with 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 working properly. In this case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Kia Stronic that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Stronic: 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 motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Kia Stronic ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Kia Stronic ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical 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 Stronic is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Kia Stronic.
- 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 unfortunately have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Kia Stronic.
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