We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your car. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Fiat Fullback ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your car. We will consequently do everything we can to help you resolve this problem as soon 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 Fiat Fullback is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Fiat Fullback ignition.

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What’s the purpose of my Fiat Fullback’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Fiat Fullback is a secureness feature. Its intent is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Fiat Fullback 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 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 Fiat Fullback ignition?

Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Fiat Fullback 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 Fiat Fullback that is blocked, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it as a result of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Fiat Fullback :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Fiat Fullback : As we explained over, over 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 functioning effectively. In this case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
  • A component of the ignition of your Fiat Fullback that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we mention 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 Fiat Fullback: At last, last opportunity, 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 Fiat Fullback ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Fiat Fullback ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, find them down 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 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 Fiat Fullback is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Fiat Fullback.
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  • 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 sadly have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Fiat Fullback.

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