We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Cadillac XTS ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your car. We will so do everything we can to help you resolve this problem as soon as possible. To achieve this, 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 XTS is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Cadillac XTS ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Cadillac XTS’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Cadillac XTS is a secureness element. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Cadillac XTS 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 integrate the key lock and an electric switch. There is a tendency to confuse the starter switch and the neiman, and when we speak 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 car.
Why is the key stuck in your Cadillac XTS ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Cadillac XTS 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 XTS that is blocked, do not think twice to seek advice from our content on this subject 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 because of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Cadillac XTS :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Cadillac XTS : As we stated earlier, over 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 working effectively. In such a case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Cadillac XTS 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 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 XTS: 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 car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Cadillac XTS ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Cadillac XTS ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find 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 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 Cadillac XTS 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 Cadillac XTS.
- 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 replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to start your Cadillac XTS.
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