We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Nissan Maxima ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this issue as quickly as possible. To achieve 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 Nissan Maxima is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Nissan Maxima ignition.

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What’s the purpose of my Nissan Maxima’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Nissan Maxima is a security element. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Nissan Maxima from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely related 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 often 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 Nissan Maxima ignition?

Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Nissan Maxima 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 Nissan Maxima that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from 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 appear that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Nissan Maxima :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Nissan Maxima : As we said over, 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 working properly. In such a case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
  • A component of the ignition of your Nissan Maxima that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we speak about the neiman we tend to 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 Nissan Maxima: Finally, last possibility, 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 damaged the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Nissan Maxima ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Nissan Maxima ignition . According to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, discover 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 duplicate of your key.
  • Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Nissan Maxima is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Nissan Maxima.
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  • 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 change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Nissan Maxima.

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