We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Nissan Altima ignition . Particularly frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as quickly as possible. To get this done, 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 Nissan Altima is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Nissan Altima ignition.
What’s the intent of my Nissan Altima’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Nissan Altima is a security element. Its intent is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Nissan Altima 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 incorporate 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 Nissan Altima ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Nissan Altima ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Nissan Altima that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Nissan Altima :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Nissan Altima : As we said earlier, 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 functioning effectively. In such a case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- A component of the ignition of your Nissan Altima that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we mention 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 Nissan Altima: 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 components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Nissan Altima ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Nissan Altima ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, locate them down 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 Nissan Altima 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 Nissan Altima.
- 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 change 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 begin your Nissan Altima.
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If perhaps you have any further questions about the Nissan Altima, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Altima category.
