We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your car. After seeing 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 Renault Latitude ignition . Particularly annoying, 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 remedy this issue as soon as possible. To do 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 Renault Latitude is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Renault Latitude ignition.

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What’s the aim of my Renault Latitude’s ignition lock?

The ignition lock of your Renault Latitude is a security element. Its intent is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is placed on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Renault Latitude 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 incorporate 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 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 Latitude ignition?

Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Renault Latitude ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Renault Latitude that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our content on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part 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. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Renault Latitude :

  • Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Renault Latitude : As we said over, 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 working properly. In such a case, you should feel complications inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
  • A component of the ignition of your Renault Latitude that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained 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 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 Renault Latitude: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less rational, 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 broken the neiman of it.

How do I unlock the key stuck in my Renault Latitude ignition barrel?

We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Renault Latitude ignition . According to the source of your issue 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 obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try carefully 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 Renault Latitude is clogged because of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Renault Latitude.
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  • If your key is stuck in your ignition because of a defective 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 suggest you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Renault Latitude.

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