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 Citroen Jumpy ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your car. We will consequently do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible. To get this done, 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 Citroen Jumpy is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Citroen Jumpy ignition.
What’s the intent of my Citroen Jumpy’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Citroen Jumpy is a security feature. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Citroen Jumpy from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize 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 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 Citroen Jumpy ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Citroen Jumpy 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 Citroen Jumpy that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Citroen Jumpy :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Citroen Jumpy : As we said earlier, with 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 functioning properly. In such a case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Citroen Jumpy 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 tend to 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 Jumpy: Finally, last opportunity, 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 components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Citroen Jumpy ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Citroen Jumpy 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 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 Citroen Jumpy 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 Citroen Jumpy.
- 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 regrettably have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to start your Citroen Jumpy.
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