We continue our series of 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 Murano ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you solve this problem as soon as possible. To do 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 Nissan Murano is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Nissan Murano ignition.
What’s the intent of my Nissan Murano’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Nissan Murano is a secureness part. Its goal is to secure your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Nissan Murano from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle 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 generally 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 Murano ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Nissan Murano 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 Murano that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our article on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it as a result of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Nissan Murano :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Nissan Murano : As we stated above, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning correctly. In such a case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Nissan Murano that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 Nissan Murano: At last, 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 broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Nissan Murano ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Nissan Murano ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, find them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical 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 Murano is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Nissan Murano.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a faulty element: If finally it is as a result 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 recommend you to go to a expert who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Nissan Murano.
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