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, today we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Opel Crossland ignition . Especially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as quickly as possible. To do 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 Opel Crossland is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Opel Crossland ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Opel Crossland’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Opel Crossland is a secureness element. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Opel Crossland from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked 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 Opel Crossland ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Opel Crossland ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Opel Crossland that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to replace it due to normal wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Opel Crossland :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Opel Crossland : As we said earlier, 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 effectively. In such a case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- An element of the ignition of your Opel Crossland that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we speak 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 Opel Crossland: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less rational, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Opel Crossland ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Opel Crossland ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, locate them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to 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 duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Opel Crossland 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 Opel Crossland.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a faulty element: If finally it is due to an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will regrettably have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to start your Opel Crossland.
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