We continue our series of content 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 Venga ignition . Especially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you fix this problem 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 Venga is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Kia Venga ignition.
What’s the goal of my Kia Venga’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Kia Venga is a secureness feature. Its aim is to protect your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Kia Venga 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 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 motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Kia Venga ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Kia Venga ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Kia Venga that is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content page on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. Here are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Kia Venga :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Kia Venga : As we explained over, 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 such a case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Kia Venga that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Venga: Finally, 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 Venga ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Kia Venga ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, 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 Venga 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 Venga.
- 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 change 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 start your Kia Venga.
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