We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your car. After seeing 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 Mitsubishi Lancer ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your car. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this problem as quickly as possible. To achieve this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Mitsubishi Lancer is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Mitsubishi Lancer ignition.
What’s the aim of my Mitsubishi Lancer’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Mitsubishi Lancer is a security part. Its goal is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Mitsubishi Lancer 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 often refer 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 Mitsubishi Lancer ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Mitsubishi Lancer 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 Mitsubishi Lancer that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it because of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Mitsubishi Lancer :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Mitsubishi Lancer : As we stated above, 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 properly. In this case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Mitsubishi Lancer that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described 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 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 Mitsubishi Lancer: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less rational, 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 Mitsubishi Lancer ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Mitsubishi Lancer ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try carefully 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 Lancer 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 Mitsubishi Lancer.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a defective 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 professional who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Mitsubishi Lancer.
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