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, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Toyota Avensis ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you fix this issue as quickly as possible. To get this done, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Toyota Avensis is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Avensis ignition.

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What’s the goal of my Toyota Avensis’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Toyota Avensis is a security component. Its intent is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Toyota Avensis from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely connected 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 quite often make reference 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 Toyota Avensis ignition?

Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Avensis 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 Avensis that is blocked, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it because of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Toyota Avensis :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Avensis : As we said earlier, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working properly. In such a case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
  • An element of the ignition of your Toyota Avensis that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we mention 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 Avensis: 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 elements and thus broken the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Toyota Avensis ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Toyota Avensis ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, locate them below:

  • Ignition barrel blocked because of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try softly 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 Toyota Avensis is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Toyota Avensis.
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  • 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 regrettably have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a expert who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Toyota Avensis.

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If you have any additional questions about the Toyota Avensis, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Avensis category.