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 Peugeot Bipper ignition . Particularly frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from utilising your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you remedy this issue as soon as possible. To achieve this, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Peugeot Bipper is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Peugeot Bipper ignition.

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What’s the intent of my Peugeot Bipper’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Peugeot Bipper is a security component. Its intent is to secure your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Peugeot Bipper from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked 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 talk about blocked neiman we often 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 Peugeot Bipper ignition?

Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Peugeot Bipper ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Peugeot Bipper that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from our content on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it as a result of regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Peugeot Bipper :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Peugeot Bipper : As we explained over, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded 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.
  • A component of the ignition of your Peugeot Bipper that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we mention the neiman we often include, the cylinder, the lock and the starter switch, if one of these parts is defective, 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 Bipper: Finally, last opportunity, 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 damaged the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Peugeot Bipper ignition barrel?

We now proceed to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Peugeot Bipper ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, find them 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 Peugeot Bipper 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 Peugeot Bipper.
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  • If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a defective element: If finally it is as a result of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will regrettably have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to begin your Peugeot Bipper.

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Whenever you have any further questions about the Peugeot Bipper, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot Bipper category.