We continue our series of content 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 Zafira Tourer ignition . Especially frustrating, 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 quickly as possible. To get this done, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Opel Zafira Tourer is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Opel Zafira Tourer ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Opel Zafira Tourer’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Opel Zafira Tourer is a security feature. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Opel Zafira Tourer from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely related 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 speak 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 Zafira Tourer ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Opel Zafira Tourer ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Opel Zafira Tourer that is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our content page on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it as a result of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Opel Zafira Tourer :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Opel Zafira Tourer : As we explained over, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working correctly. In this case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Opel Zafira Tourer that fails: 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 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 Zafira Tourer: Finally, last possibility, 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 elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Opel Zafira Tourer ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Opel Zafira Tourer ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, locate them down 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 Opel Zafira Tourer 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 Opel Zafira Tourer.
- 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 sadly have to replace 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 begin your Opel Zafira Tourer.
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