We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Peugeot 307 ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your car. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as quickly as possible. To achieve this, 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 Peugeot 307 is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Peugeot 307 ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Peugeot 307’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Peugeot 307 is a secureness element. Its goal is to protect your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Peugeot 307 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car 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 speak about blocked neiman we quite often refer to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your car.
Why is the key stuck in your Peugeot 307 ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Peugeot 307 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 Peugeot 307 that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our article 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 appear that you have to change it as a result of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Peugeot 307 :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Peugeot 307 : As we stated earlier, with time, the components 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 problems inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Peugeot 307 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we mention 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 Peugeot 307: At last, last opportunity, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Peugeot 307 ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Peugeot 307 ignition . According to the source of your issue the solutions will not be similar, 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 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 Peugeot 307 is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a short while, it should unblock the neiman of your Peugeot 307.
- 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 unfortunately have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Peugeot 307.
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