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 check out why the key is stuck in your Opel Grandland X ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you solve this problem as quickly 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 Opel Grandland X is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Opel Grandland X ignition.
What’s the intent of my Opel Grandland X’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Opel Grandland X is a security part. Its aim is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Opel Grandland X from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely connected 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 refer 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 Grandland X ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Opel Grandland X ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Opel Grandland X that is blocked, do not hesitate to read our article on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it because of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Opel Grandland X :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Opel Grandland X : As we explained above, over 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 such a case, you should experience issue inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Opel Grandland X that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed 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 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 Grandland X: 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 damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Opel Grandland X ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Opel Grandland X ignition . According to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, discover them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because 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 Opel Grandland X 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 Grandland X.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a faulty element: If finally it is because 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 professional who will also have to give you a new key to start your Opel Grandland X.
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