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, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Toyota C HR ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your car. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as quickly as possible. To do 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 Toyota C HR is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota C HR ignition.
What’s the aim of my Toyota C HR’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Toyota C HR is a security component. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Toyota C HR from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely linked 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 make reference 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 C HR ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota C HR ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Toyota C HR that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it due to normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Toyota C HR :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota C HR : As we stated 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 experience issue inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Toyota C HR that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 C HR: 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 car before, he may have twisted internal components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Toyota C HR ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Toyota C HR ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find them 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 Toyota C HR 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 Toyota C HR.
- 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 recommend you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Toyota C HR.
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