We continue our series of content articles 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 Matrix ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you solve 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 Matrix is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Matrix ignition.
What’s the aim of my Toyota Matrix’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Toyota Matrix is a secureness element. Its aim is to secure your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Toyota Matrix from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle 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 speak 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 motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Toyota Matrix ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Matrix ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Toyota Matrix that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult 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 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 Matrix :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Matrix : As we stated over, over time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning properly. In such a case, you should feel struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Toyota Matrix 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 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 Matrix: 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 motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Toyota Matrix ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Toyota Matrix ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, find them down 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 copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Toyota Matrix 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 Matrix.
- 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 Matrix.
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Whenever you have any further questions about the Toyota Matrix, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Matrix category.
