We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Toyota Verso ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you fix this issue as quickly as possible. To achieve this, 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 Verso is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Toyota Verso ignition.
What’s the goal of my Toyota Verso’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Toyota Verso is a secureness part. Its goal is to secure your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Toyota Verso 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 generally 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 Verso ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Toyota Verso ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Toyota Verso that is blocked, do not think twice to read our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it because of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Toyota Verso :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Toyota Verso : As we explained earlier, over 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 correctly. In such a case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Toyota Verso that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Verso: 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 motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Toyota Verso ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Toyota Verso ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, find them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious 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 Verso is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Toyota Verso.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a defective element: If finally it is because of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will unfortunately 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 Verso.
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