We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Mazda 6 ignition . Especially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you resolve this problem as soon as possible. To do this, 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 Mazda 6 is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mazda 6 ignition.
What’s the intent of my Mazda 6’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mazda 6 is a security element. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Mazda 6 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 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 Mazda 6 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Mazda 6 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Mazda 6 that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content page 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. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Mazda 6 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mazda 6 : As we said over, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In this case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Mazda 6 that breaks down: 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 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 Mazda 6: Finally, last opportunity, and it’s more or less obvious, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Mazda 6 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Mazda 6 ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try softly 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 Mazda 6 is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Mazda 6.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a faulty element: If finally it is because of 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 recommend you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to start your Mazda 6.
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