We continue our series of web content 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 Land Cruiser Serie 150 ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as quickly as possible. To get this done, 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 Land Cruiser Serie 150 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 ignition.

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What’s the goal of my Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 is a secureness element. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car 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 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 Land Cruiser Serie 150 ignition?

Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it because of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 : As we said over, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working effectively. In this case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
  • An element of the ignition of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we talk 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus broken the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be similar, locate them down 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 duplicate of your key.
  • Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150 is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150.
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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 sadly have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to start your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 150.

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