We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. 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 Ecosport ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you solve this issue as soon 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 Ford Ecosport is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Ford Ecosport ignition.
What’s the intent of my Ford Ecosport’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Ford Ecosport is a secureness part. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Ford Ecosport from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely related 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 often refer to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Ford Ecosport ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Ford Ecosport 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 Ford Ecosport that is blocked, do not hesitate to have a look at our content on this subject matter. 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 because of regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Ford Ecosport :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Ford Ecosport : As we stated earlier, over 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 properly. In such a case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- A component of the ignition of your Ford Ecosport that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we speak 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 Ecosport: 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 motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Ford Ecosport ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Ford Ecosport ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, find 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 Ford Ecosport is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Ford Ecosport.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a defective element: If finally it is because 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 expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Ford Ecosport.
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