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 Maserati Ghibli ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this issue as quickly as possible. To achieve 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 Maserati Ghibli is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Maserati Ghibli ignition.

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What’s the goal of my Maserati Ghibli’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Maserati Ghibli is a secureness part. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Maserati Ghibli from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely related 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 speak 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 car.

Why is the key stuck in your Maserati Ghibli ignition?

Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Maserati Ghibli ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Maserati Ghibli that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it as a result of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Maserati Ghibli :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Maserati Ghibli : As we explained 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 working properly. In this case, you should experience issue inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
  • A component of the ignition of your Maserati Ghibli that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 Maserati Ghibli: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, 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 Maserati Ghibli ignition barrel?

We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Maserati Ghibli ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, discover them down below:

  • Ignition barrel blocked as a result of 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 copy of your key.
  • Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Maserati Ghibli is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Maserati Ghibli.
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  • 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 unfortunately have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Maserati Ghibli.

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