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 check out why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Touareg ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this problem 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 Touareg is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Touareg ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Volkswagen Touareg’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Touareg is a secureness 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 Touareg 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 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 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 Touareg ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Touareg ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Volkswagen Touareg that is blocked, do not think twice to read our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it because of regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Volkswagen Touareg :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Touareg : As we explained earlier, over 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 complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Volkswagen Touareg 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 Touareg: 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 Touareg ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Volkswagen Touareg ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find them 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 Touareg is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Volkswagen Touareg.
- 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 regrettably have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Volkswagen Touareg.
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