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 check out why the key is stuck in your Opel Zafira ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you resolve this problem as soon as possible. To do this, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Opel Zafira is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Opel Zafira ignition.
What’s the aim of my Opel Zafira’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Opel Zafira is a security part. Its aim is to secure your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Opel Zafira 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 Zafira ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Opel Zafira 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 Zafira that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content page on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it because of regular wear and tear. Here are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Opel Zafira :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Opel Zafira : As we stated above, with time, the elements 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 this case, you should feel struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Opel Zafira 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 Zafira: 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 Zafira ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Opel Zafira ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be similar, 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 carefully 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 Zafira is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Opel Zafira.
- 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 expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Opel Zafira.
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