We continue our series of 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 Transporter 5 ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Transporter 5 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Volkswagen Transporter 5 ignition.
What’s the goal of my Volkswagen Transporter 5’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Volkswagen Transporter 5 is a security component. Its intent is to secure your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Volkswagen Transporter 5 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 talk about blocked neiman we 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 Transporter 5 ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Volkswagen Transporter 5 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 Transporter 5 that is blocked, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Volkswagen Transporter 5 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Volkswagen Transporter 5 : As we stated earlier, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working correctly. In this case, you should feel struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Volkswagen Transporter 5 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we speak about the neiman we tend to 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 Transporter 5: Finally, last possibility, 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 elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Volkswagen Transporter 5 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Volkswagen Transporter 5 ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, locate 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 softly 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 Transporter 5 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 Transporter 5.
- 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 suggest you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to start your Volkswagen Transporter 5.
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