We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Opel Antara ignition . Especially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as soon as possible. To achieve this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Opel Antara is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Opel Antara ignition.

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What’s the intent of my Opel Antara’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Opel Antara is a security element. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Opel Antara from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify 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 quite 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 Opel Antara ignition?

Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Opel Antara 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 Opel Antara that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our content on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen 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 Opel Antara :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Opel Antara : As we stated over, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In this case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
  • A component of the ignition of your Opel Antara that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 Opel Antara: 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 Opel Antara ignition barrel?

We now proceed to the solutions available to you for solving a key stuck in your Opel Antara ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, find 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 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 Opel Antara 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 Opel Antara.
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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 regrettably have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Opel Antara.

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In the event that you have any further questions about the Opel Antara, do not hesitate to consult our Opel Antara category.