We continue our series of content articles 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 check out why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Golf 8 ignition . Especially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you resolve this issue 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 Volkswagen Golf 8 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Golf 8 ignition.
What’s the aim of my Volkswagen Golf 8’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Golf 8 is a security component. Its purpose is to secure your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Volkswagen Golf 8 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle 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 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 motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Volkswagen Golf 8 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Golf 8 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Volkswagen Golf 8 that is blocked, do not hesitate to read 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 happen that you have to replace it as a result of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Volkswagen Golf 8 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Golf 8 : As we stated earlier, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning properly. In such a case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- A component of the ignition of your Volkswagen Golf 8 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we mention 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 8: 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 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 Volkswagen Golf 8 ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Volkswagen Golf 8 ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, find them down 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 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 Golf 8 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 Volkswagen Golf 8.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a faulty element: If finally it is as a result 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 specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Volkswagen Golf 8.
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