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 check out why the key is stuck in your Renault Grand Espace ignition . Specially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you solve this issue as soon as possible. To do this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Renault Grand Espace is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Renault Grand Espace ignition.
What’s the intent of my Renault Grand Espace’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Renault Grand Espace is a secureness component. Its goal is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is installed on the steering column of your car, invented in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Renault Grand Espace from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your car key. It is closely related 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 often make reference 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 Renault Grand Espace ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Renault Grand Espace 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 Renault Grand Espace that is blocked, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you replace repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it as a result of regular wear and tear. In this article are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Renault Grand Espace :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Renault Grand Espace : As we stated 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 working correctly. In this case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks completely.
- A component of the ignition of your Renault Grand Espace that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we speak about the neiman we often 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 Renault Grand Espace: At last, last opportunity, and it’s more or less obvious, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Renault Grand Espace ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Renault Grand Espace ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be similar, discover them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try gently 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 Renault Grand Espace 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 Renault Grand Espace.
- 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 replace 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 start your Renault Grand Espace.
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