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 Ford Escape ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your car. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as soon as possible. To achieve this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Ford Escape is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Ford Escape ignition.

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What’s the aim of my Ford Escape’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Ford Escape is a security element. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Ford Escape from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely linked 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 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 Escape ignition?

Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Ford Escape 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 Ford Escape that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it due to normal wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Ford Escape :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Ford Escape : As we said 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 correctly. 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 Escape that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Escape: At last, last possibility, 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 components and thus broken the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Ford Escape ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Ford Escape ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be similar, discover them down below:

  • Ignition barrel blocked due to 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 Escape is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Ford Escape.
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  • If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a defective element: If finally it is due to 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 recommend you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Ford Escape.

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