We continue our series of content 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 Fiat Stilo ignition . Especially irritating, 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 fix this problem 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 Fiat Stilo is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Fiat Stilo ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Fiat Stilo’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Fiat Stilo is a security component. Its aim is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Fiat Stilo 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 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 Stilo ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Fiat Stilo 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 Fiat Stilo that is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content page on this 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 because of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Fiat Stilo :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Fiat Stilo : As we said earlier, over time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In such a case, you should feel issue inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Fiat Stilo that breaks down: 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 Fiat Stilo: Finally, 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 broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Fiat Stilo ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Fiat Stilo ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate 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 gently 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 Fiat Stilo is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Fiat Stilo.
- 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 unfortunately have to replace 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 Fiat Stilo.
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