We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your car. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Toyota Tacoma ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you resolve 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 Tacoma is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Tacoma ignition.
What’s the goal of my Toyota Tacoma’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Toyota Tacoma is a security component. Its intent is to protect your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Toyota Tacoma 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 incorporate 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 quite often 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 Tacoma ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Tacoma ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Toyota Tacoma that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it because of regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Toyota Tacoma :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Tacoma : As we stated 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 functioning properly. In such a case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Toyota Tacoma that fails: 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 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 Tacoma: Finally, last opportunity, 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 elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Toyota Tacoma ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Toyota Tacoma 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 Tacoma is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Toyota Tacoma.
- 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 change 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 start your Toyota Tacoma.
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