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 Renault Scenic ignition . Particularly annoying, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from using your motor vehicle. We will so do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible. To get this done, 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 Scenic is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Renault Scenic ignition.

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

The ignition lock of your Renault Scenic is a secureness component. Its aim is to secure your car from theft attempts. It is positioned on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Renault Scenic from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify your motor vehicle 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 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 Scenic ignition?

Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Renault Scenic ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve explained what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Renault Scenic that is blocked, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to change it as a result of regular wear and tear. On this website are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Renault Scenic :

  • Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Renault Scenic : As we explained earlier, with time, the elements 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 complications inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
  • A component of the ignition of your Renault Scenic 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 Renault Scenic: At last, 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 broken the neiman of it.

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

We now move on to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Renault Scenic ignition . Depending to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be the same, locate 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 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 Renault Scenic 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 Scenic.
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  • 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 also have to give you a new key to start your Renault Scenic.

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