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, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Passat 8 ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible. To achieve this, 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 Passat 8 is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Passat 8 ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Volkswagen Passat 8’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Passat 8 is a security element. Its intent is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Volkswagen Passat 8 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify 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 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 motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Volkswagen Passat 8 ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Passat 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 Passat 8 that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Volkswagen Passat 8 :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Passat 8 : As we stated earlier, over time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working correctly. In such a case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Volkswagen Passat 8 that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 Passat 8: Finally, last opportunity, 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 damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Volkswagen Passat 8 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Volkswagen Passat 8 ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, discover them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because 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 Passat 8 is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Volkswagen Passat 8.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a defective element: If finally it is because 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 advise you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Volkswagen Passat 8.
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