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, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Dodge Durango ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your car. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as quickly as possible. To get this done, 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 Dodge Durango is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Dodge Durango ignition.
What’s the goal of my Dodge Durango’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Dodge Durango is a secureness part. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Dodge Durango 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 integrate 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 quite often 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 Dodge Durango ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Dodge Durango ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Dodge Durango that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it as a result of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Dodge Durango :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Dodge Durango : As we stated 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 experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Dodge Durango that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 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 Dodge Durango: At last, last possibility, 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 components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Dodge Durango ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Dodge Durango ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find 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 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 Dodge Durango is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Dodge Durango.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a faulty element: If finally it is as a result of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to start your Dodge Durango.
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