We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering 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 Nissan Micra ignition . Particularly irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you solve this problem as quickly as possible. To achieve this, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Nissan Micra is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Nissan Micra ignition.

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What’s the intent of my Nissan Micra’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Nissan Micra is a secureness element. Its intent is to protect your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Nissan Micra from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely linked 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 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 Nissan Micra ignition?

Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Nissan Micra ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Nissan Micra that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it due to regular wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Nissan Micra :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Nissan Micra : As we stated earlier, with 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 properly. In such a case, you should experience problems inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
  • An element of the ignition of your Nissan Micra that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we talk 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 Micra: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.

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

We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Nissan Micra ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, locate them below:

  • Ignition barrel blocked due to a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try softly 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 Micra is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Nissan Micra.
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  • 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 unfortunately have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a expert who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Nissan Micra.

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