We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Mitsubishi Asx ignition . Particularly frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this issue 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 Mitsubishi Asx is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mitsubishi Asx ignition.
What’s the aim of my Mitsubishi Asx’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mitsubishi Asx is a security feature. Its aim is to secure your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Mitsubishi Asx from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely linked 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 generally make reference to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your car.
Why is the key stuck in your Mitsubishi Asx ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Mitsubishi Asx ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Mitsubishi Asx that is blocked, do not think twice to read our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Mitsubishi Asx :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mitsubishi Asx : As we explained earlier, 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 properly. In such a case, you should experience issue inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Mitsubishi Asx that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 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 Mitsubishi Asx: 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 car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Mitsubishi Asx ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Mitsubishi Asx ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, find 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 Mitsubishi Asx 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 Mitsubishi Asx.
- 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 change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Mitsubishi Asx.
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