We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing 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 Modus ignition . Especially annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you solve this problem 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 Renault Grand Modus is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Renault Grand Modus ignition.
What’s the aim of my Renault Grand Modus’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Renault Grand Modus is a security feature. Its intent is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is situated on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Renault Grand Modus from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked 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 motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Renault Grand Modus ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Renault Grand Modus 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 Modus that is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it because of regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Renault Grand Modus :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Renault Grand Modus : As we said over, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning properly. In this case, you should feel problems inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- A component of the ignition of your Renault Grand Modus that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 Renault Grand Modus: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Renault Grand Modus ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Renault Grand Modus ignition . According to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, discover them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked because 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 Renault Grand Modus 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 Renault Grand Modus.
- 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 sadly have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Renault Grand Modus.
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In the event that you have any additional questions about the Renault Grand Modus, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Grand Modus category.
