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 Suzuki Swift ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you remedy this problem 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 Suzuki Swift is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Suzuki Swift ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Suzuki Swift’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Suzuki Swift is a secureness part. Its intent is to protect your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Suzuki Swift 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 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 motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Suzuki Swift ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Suzuki Swift ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Suzuki Swift that is blocked, do not hesitate to have a look at our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it due to regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Suzuki Swift :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Suzuki Swift : As we explained earlier, with time, the elements 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 this case, you should experience issue inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Suzuki Swift that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 Suzuki Swift: Finally, last opportunity, and it’s more or less rational, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Suzuki Swift ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Suzuki Swift ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical 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 Suzuki Swift is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Suzuki Swift.
- 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 replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Suzuki Swift.
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