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, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Mazda CX 3 ignition . Particularly frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this issue as quickly as possible. To do 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 Mazda CX 3 is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mazda CX 3 ignition.
What’s the aim of my Mazda CX 3’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mazda CX 3 is a security part. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Mazda CX 3 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely connected 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 generally 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 Mazda CX 3 ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Mazda CX 3 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Mazda CX 3 that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it due to normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Mazda CX 3 :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mazda CX 3 : As we said 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 correctly. In such a case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Mazda CX 3 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we talk about the neiman we often 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 Mazda CX 3: At last, 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 Mazda CX 3 ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Mazda CX 3 ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, 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 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 Mazda CX 3 is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few moments, it should unblock the neiman of your Mazda CX 3.
- 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 advise you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to start your Mazda CX 3.
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