We continue our series of web content 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 check out why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Rabbit ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you fix this issue as soon as possible. To do 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 Rabbit is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Rabbit ignition.

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What’s the goal of my Volkswagen Rabbit’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Rabbit is a security feature. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Volkswagen Rabbit from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely connected to the starter switch which will incorporate 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 quite often 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 Rabbit ignition?

Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Rabbit ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Volkswagen Rabbit that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Volkswagen Rabbit :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Rabbit : As we explained over, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In such a case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
  • A component of the ignition of your Volkswagen Rabbit that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we talk about the neiman we often 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 Rabbit: At last, last opportunity, and it’s more or less obvious, 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 Rabbit ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Volkswagen Rabbit ignition . Depending to the origin 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 logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try gently with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the copy of your key.
  • Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Volkswagen Rabbit 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 Rabbit.
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  • 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 regrettably have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a expert who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Volkswagen Rabbit.

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