We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Toyota Auris ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your car. We will so do everything we can to help you resolve this problem as quickly 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 Toyota Auris is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Auris ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Toyota Auris’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Toyota Auris is a secureness component. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Toyota Auris from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your car key. It is closely linked 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 car.
Why is the key stuck in your Toyota Auris ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Auris ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Toyota Auris that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part 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. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Toyota Auris :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Auris : As we explained earlier, 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 correctly. In such a case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Toyota Auris that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we speak about the neiman we tend to 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 Toyota Auris: 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 damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Toyota Auris ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Toyota Auris ignition . According to the origin 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 obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try gently 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 Toyota Auris 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 Toyota Auris.
- 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 advise you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Toyota Auris.
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In the event that you have any further questions about the Toyota Auris, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Auris category.
