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 check out why the key is stuck in your Dacia Lodgy ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your car. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this issue as quickly as possible. To get this done, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Dacia Lodgy is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Dacia Lodgy ignition.
What’s the goal of my Dacia Lodgy’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Dacia Lodgy is a secureness component. Its aim is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Dacia Lodgy from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car 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 speak 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 car.
Why is the key stuck in your Dacia Lodgy ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Dacia Lodgy ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Dacia Lodgy that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our content page on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it as a result of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Dacia Lodgy :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Dacia Lodgy : As we said above, 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 working correctly. In this case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Dacia Lodgy that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 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 Dacia Lodgy: Finally, last possibility, 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 Dacia Lodgy ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Dacia Lodgy ignition . According to the source of your issue 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 obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try softly with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Dacia Lodgy 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 Dacia Lodgy.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a defective element: If finally it is as a result 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 specialist who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Dacia Lodgy.
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