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, in this article we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Land Rover Range Rover ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this issue as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Land Rover Range Rover is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Land Rover Range Rover ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Land Rover Range Rover’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Land Rover Range Rover is a secureness component. Its intent is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Land Rover Range Rover from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle 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 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 Land Rover Range Rover ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Land Rover Range Rover ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Land Rover Range Rover that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it due to normal wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Land Rover Range Rover :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Land Rover Range Rover : 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 functioning correctly. In such a case, you should experience difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Land Rover Range Rover that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we speak about the neiman we often 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 Land Rover Range Rover: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, 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 damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Land Rover Range Rover ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Land Rover Range Rover ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, find them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to 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 duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Land Rover Range Rover is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Land Rover Range Rover.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a faulty element: If finally it is due to an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will sadly 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 Land Rover Range Rover.
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