We continue our series of web content on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. 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 Trafic 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 remedy this problem as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Renault Trafic is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Renault Trafic ignition.
What’s the aim of my Renault Trafic’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Renault Trafic is a secureness feature. Its goal is to secure your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Renault Trafic from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely connected 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 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 Trafic ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Renault Trafic 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 Trafic that is blocked, do not think twice to browse our article on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace frequently but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to replace it as a result of normal wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Renault Trafic :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Renault Trafic : As we explained above, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In such a case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Renault Trafic that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we talk 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 Trafic: At last, last opportunity, 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 broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Renault Trafic ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Renault Trafic ignition . Depending to the source of your problem the solutions will not be the same, find 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 Trafic is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Renault Trafic.
- 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 regrettably have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to start your Renault Trafic.
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