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 Ford C Max ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you resolve this problem as quickly as possible. To achieve this, 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 Ford C Max is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Ford C Max ignition.
What’s the goal of my Ford C Max’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Ford C Max is a secureness component. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Ford C Max 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 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 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 Ford C Max ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Ford C Max ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Ford C Max that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change regularly 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 reasons of a ignition that locks on Ford C Max :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Ford C Max : As we said above, with time, the elements 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 such a case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Ford C Max that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 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 Ford C Max: Finally, last opportunity, and it’s more or less obvious, 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 Ford C Max ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Ford C Max ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result 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 copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Ford C Max 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 Ford C Max.
- 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 advise you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Ford C Max.
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If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Ford C Max, do not hesitate to consult our Ford C Max category.
