We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your car. 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 Dodge Nitro ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your car. We will so do everything we can to help you fix this issue as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Dodge Nitro is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Dodge Nitro ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Dodge Nitro’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Dodge Nitro is a security component. Its goal is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Dodge Nitro 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 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 Dodge Nitro ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Dodge Nitro ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Dodge Nitro that is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it because of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Dodge Nitro :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Dodge Nitro : As we said 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 properly. In this case, you should experience difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Dodge Nitro that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 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 Nitro: Finally, 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 elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Dodge Nitro ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Dodge Nitro ignition . According to the source of your issue the solutions will not be similar, discover 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 carefully 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 Nitro 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 Dodge Nitro.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a faulty element: If finally it is because of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Dodge Nitro.
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