We continue our series of content articles 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 take a look at why the key is stuck in your Toyota Sienna ignition . Specially frustrating, 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 remedy this problem as soon as possible. To do this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Toyota Sienna is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Sienna ignition.
What’s the aim of my Toyota Sienna’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Toyota Sienna is a security component. Its intent is to secure your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Toyota Sienna from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely related to the starter switch which will incorporate 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 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 Sienna ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Sienna 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 Sienna that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it as a result of regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Toyota Sienna :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Sienna : 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 functioning properly. In this case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Toyota Sienna that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 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 Sienna: 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 elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Toyota Sienna ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Toyota Sienna ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find them 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 gently 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 Sienna is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Toyota Sienna.
- 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 sadly have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a expert who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Toyota Sienna.
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