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, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Vauxhall Corsa ignition . Specially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as soon as possible. To achieve this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Vauxhall Corsa is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Vauxhall Corsa ignition.
What’s the goal of my Vauxhall Corsa’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Vauxhall Corsa is a secureness element. Its intent is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Vauxhall Corsa 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 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 motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Vauxhall Corsa ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Vauxhall Corsa 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 Vauxhall Corsa that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it as a result of normal wear and tear. Here are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Vauxhall Corsa :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Vauxhall Corsa : As we explained earlier, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In this case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Vauxhall Corsa that breaks down: 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 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 Vauxhall Corsa: 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 broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Vauxhall Corsa ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Vauxhall Corsa 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 obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try softly 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 Vauxhall Corsa is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Vauxhall Corsa.
- 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 suggest you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Vauxhall Corsa.
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