We continue our series of web content 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 Volkswagen Atlas ignition . Specially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you resolve this problem 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 Volkswagen Atlas is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Atlas ignition.

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What’s the intent of my Volkswagen Atlas’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Atlas is a secureness feature. Its intent 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 intent is to prevent your Volkswagen Atlas 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 talk about blocked neiman we generally 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 Volkswagen Atlas ignition?

Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Atlas ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Volkswagen Atlas that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it due to regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Volkswagen Atlas :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Atlas : As we said over, with 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 correctly. In such a case, you should feel struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
  • A component of the ignition of your Volkswagen Atlas that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we mention 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 Volkswagen Atlas: 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 elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Volkswagen Atlas ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Volkswagen Atlas ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate 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 duplicate of your key.
  • Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Volkswagen Atlas is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Volkswagen Atlas.
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  • If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a defective element: If finally it is due to an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will unfortunately have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Volkswagen Atlas.

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