We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Porsche Cayenne ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you solve this issue as quickly as possible. To get this done, 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 Porsche Cayenne is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Porsche Cayenne ignition.
What’s the goal of my Porsche Cayenne’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Porsche Cayenne is a security part. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Porsche Cayenne from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize 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 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 Porsche Cayenne ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Porsche Cayenne 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 Porsche Cayenne that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it because of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Porsche Cayenne :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Porsche Cayenne : As we stated earlier, with 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 correctly. In this case, you should experience issue inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Porsche Cayenne that fails: 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 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 Porsche Cayenne: At last, last opportunity, and it’s more or less obvious, 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 Porsche Cayenne ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Porsche Cayenne ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, locate them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because 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 Porsche Cayenne is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Porsche Cayenne.
- 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 regrettably 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 Porsche Cayenne.
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