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 Mitsubishi Eclipse ignition . Specially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this issue as soon as possible. To get this done, 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mitsubishi Eclipse ignition.
What’s the aim of my Mitsubishi Eclipse’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mitsubishi Eclipse is a secureness feature. Its intent is to protect your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Mitsubishi Eclipse from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify 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 talk about blocked neiman we generally 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Mitsubishi Eclipse ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Mitsubishi Eclipse that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Mitsubishi Eclipse :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mitsubishi Eclipse : 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 such a case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Mitsubishi Eclipse 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 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Finally, last opportunity, 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Mitsubishi Eclipse ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, locate them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Mitsubishi Eclipse.
- 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 unfortunately have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Mitsubishi Eclipse.
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