We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Golf 2 ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your car. We will consequently do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as soon 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 Volkswagen Golf 2 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Golf 2 ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Volkswagen Golf 2’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Golf 2 is a security part. Its aim is to secure your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Volkswagen Golf 2 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely connected 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 refer 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 Golf 2 ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Golf 2 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Volkswagen Golf 2 that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace regularly 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 Golf 2 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Golf 2 : As we stated above, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning correctly. In such a case, you should feel issue inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Volkswagen Golf 2 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Golf 2: At last, last opportunity, 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 Golf 2 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Volkswagen Golf 2 ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, locate 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 Golf 2 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 Volkswagen Golf 2.
- 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 recommend you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to start your Volkswagen Golf 2.
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