We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. 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 Focus C-max ignition . Specially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as quickly as possible. To achieve this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Ford Focus C-max is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Ford Focus C-max ignition.

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What’s the goal of my Ford Focus C-max’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Ford Focus C-max is a secureness element. Its intent is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Ford Focus C-max from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked 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 make reference 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 Focus C-max ignition?

Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Ford Focus 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 Focus C-max that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it because of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Ford Focus C-max :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Ford Focus C-max : As we explained over, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working properly. In this case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
  • A component of the ignition of your Ford Focus C-max that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 Ford Focus C-max: 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 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 Focus C-max ignition barrel?

We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Ford Focus C-max ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, discover 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 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 Focus C-max 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 Ford Focus C-max.
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  • 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 unfortunately have to replace 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 begin your Ford Focus C-max.

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