We continue our series of web content 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 Citroen Cactus ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your car. We will consequently do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as quickly as possible. To do 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 Citroen Cactus is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Citroen Cactus ignition.
What’s the goal of my Citroen Cactus’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Citroen Cactus is a security component. Its aim is to protect 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 Citroen Cactus 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 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 Citroen Cactus ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Citroen Cactus ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Citroen Cactus that is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can occur 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 Citroen Cactus :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Citroen Cactus : As we explained earlier, with 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 effectively. In this case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Citroen Cactus that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 Citroen Cactus: At last, last possibility, 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 Citroen Cactus ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Citroen Cactus ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue 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 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 Citroen Cactus 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 Citroen Cactus.
- 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 expert who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Citroen Cactus.
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