Ignition Repair

You turn the key and expect the engine to answer. Ignition cylinders wear like anything else, and sooner or later some drivers find the key will not turn, or will not come out. When that happens, we can fix it quickly.

Ignition work goes beyond what many locksmiths offer. Simply The Best Locksmith repairs ignitions throughout eastern Pennsylvania: the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh and Northampton counties, and Montgomery, Berks and Bucks counties too.

Signs the ignition is on its way out:

• The key no longer turns smoothly
• The key sticks in the cylinder
• The key breaks off inside the ignition

Our technicians handle nearly every lock and ignition fault, and they do it efficiently.

For ignition trouble or any other automotive locksmith service, call Simply The Best Locksmith at (484) 237-1233. We are ready to help today.

What Goes Wrong With an Ignition

An ignition cylinder has small spring-loaded wafers that line up with the cuts on your key. Over years of use the wafers wear, the key wears, and a heavy key ring adds strain every time you drive. Eventually the two stop matching and the key binds, sticks or refuses to turn.

Sometimes the cylinder only needs cleaning and new wafers. Sometimes it needs replacing and coding to your existing key so you are not stuck carrying two keys. Our technician checks which one you need before any work starts.

Please Avoid

• Forcing a key that will not turn, which can snap it in the cylinder
• Spraying oil-based lubricants into the ignition, which attract grit
• Driving on a key that only works after jiggling; it will fail completely sooner or later

If the key has already broken off in the ignition, leave the piece where it is and call. We can extract it and cut a new key from the fragment in many cases.

Related services: Car Keys, Car Lock Repair, Broken Key Extraction.