We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Dacia Sandero ignition . Especially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as quickly as possible. To achieve this, 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 Dacia Sandero is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Dacia Sandero ignition.
What’s the aim of my Dacia Sandero’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Dacia Sandero is a secureness part. Its aim is to secure your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Dacia Sandero from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle 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 quite often make reference 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 Dacia Sandero ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Dacia Sandero ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Dacia Sandero that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it because of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Dacia Sandero :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Dacia Sandero : As we said over, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working effectively. In this case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Dacia Sandero that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Sandero: 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 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 Dacia Sandero ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Dacia Sandero 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 obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try carefully 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 Sandero is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Dacia Sandero.
- 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 advise you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Dacia Sandero.
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