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 check out why the key is stuck in your Kia Xceed ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as quickly as possible. To achieve this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Kia Xceed is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Kia Xceed ignition.
What’s the intent of my Kia Xceed’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Kia Xceed is a secureness element. Its intent is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Kia Xceed 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 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 Xceed ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Kia Xceed 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 Xceed that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our content on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it due to normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Kia Xceed :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Kia Xceed : As we explained earlier, over 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 properly. In this case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Kia Xceed that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we talk 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 Xceed: At last, 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 components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Kia Xceed ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Kia Xceed ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, locate them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to 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 Xceed is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Kia Xceed.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a faulty element: If finally it is due to an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a expert who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Kia Xceed.
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