We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your car. 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 Alfa Romeo 159 ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you resolve this problem as quickly as possible. To get this done, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Alfa Romeo 159 is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Alfa Romeo 159 ignition.

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What’s the aim of my Alfa Romeo 159’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Alfa Romeo 159 is a secureness component. Its aim is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Alfa Romeo 159 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely related 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 car.

Why is the key stuck in your Alfa Romeo 159 ignition?

Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Alfa Romeo 159 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 Alfa Romeo 159 that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it as a result of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Alfa Romeo 159 :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Alfa Romeo 159 : As we said earlier, 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 complications inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
  • An element of the ignition of your Alfa Romeo 159 that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we talk about the neiman we tend to include, the cylinder, the lock and the starter switch, if one of these parts is faulty, the neiman will not let the key turn in the cylinder of the lock
  • Someone forced too much on the ignition barrel of your Alfa Romeo 159: Finally, last opportunity, and it’s more or less obvious, 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 broken the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Alfa Romeo 159 ignition barrel?

We now proceed to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Alfa Romeo 159 ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, locate them below:

  • Ignition barrel blocked as a result of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try carefully 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 Alfa Romeo 159 is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Alfa Romeo 159.
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  • If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a faulty element: If finally it is as a result of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a expert who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Alfa Romeo 159.

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