We continue our series of 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 take a look at why the key is stuck in your Cadillac DTS ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you resolve this problem as soon as possible. To get this done, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Cadillac DTS is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Cadillac DTS ignition.
What’s the intent of my Cadillac DTS’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Cadillac DTS is a security part. Its goal is to secure your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Cadillac DTS from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely connected 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 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 Cadillac DTS ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Cadillac DTS 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 Cadillac DTS that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it because of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Cadillac DTS :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Cadillac DTS : As we said earlier, over 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 functioning properly. In such a case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Cadillac DTS that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we mention 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 Cadillac DTS: Finally, last opportunity, 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 components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Cadillac DTS ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Cadillac DTS ignition . According to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try gently 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 Cadillac DTS is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Cadillac DTS.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a faulty 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 as well have to give you a new key to begin your Cadillac DTS.
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