We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Scirocco ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as soon 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 Scirocco is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Scirocco ignition.

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What’s the purpose of my Volkswagen Scirocco’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Scirocco is a secureness element. Its intent is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Volkswagen Scirocco 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 quite often 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 Scirocco ignition?

Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Scirocco ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Volkswagen Scirocco that is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at 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 because of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Volkswagen Scirocco :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Scirocco : As we explained over, 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 working properly. In this case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
  • A component of the ignition of your Volkswagen Scirocco that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Scirocco: At last, last opportunity, and it’s more or less rational, 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 Scirocco ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Volkswagen Scirocco ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, 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 copy of your key.
  • Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Volkswagen Scirocco 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 Scirocco.
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  • 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 unfortunately have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Volkswagen Scirocco.

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