We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Toyota Iq ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this problem as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Toyota Iq is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Iq ignition.
What’s the intent of my Toyota Iq’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Toyota Iq is a secureness component. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Toyota Iq 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 speak about blocked neiman we 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 Iq ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Iq 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 Toyota Iq that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content page on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it as a result of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Toyota Iq :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Iq : As we said earlier, with 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 functioning correctly. In this case, you should feel struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Toyota Iq that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 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 Toyota Iq: 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 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 Iq ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Toyota Iq ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result 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 duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Toyota Iq is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Toyota Iq.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a defective element: If finally it is as a result 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 specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Toyota Iq.
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