We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. 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 Volkswagen Beetle ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your car. We will so do everything we can to help you fix this problem as quickly as possible. To get this done, 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 Volkswagen Beetle is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Beetle ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Volkswagen Beetle’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Beetle is a secureness feature. Its aim is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Volkswagen Beetle from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your car 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 generally 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 Volkswagen Beetle ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Beetle 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 Beetle that is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content on this 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 normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Volkswagen Beetle :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Beetle : As we said earlier, over 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 such a case, you should feel struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Volkswagen Beetle that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we talk 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 Volkswagen Beetle: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Volkswagen Beetle ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Volkswagen Beetle ignition . According to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, discover them 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 Volkswagen Beetle is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Volkswagen Beetle.
- 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 unfortunately have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Volkswagen Beetle.
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