When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more unpleasant than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. All the more so on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you will have to do it on each of the other doors of the Citroen Xantia. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there are not cheaper methods of doing repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most usual malfunctions and what are the potential solutions to this concern.
The key no longer fits fully in the lock of the Citroen Xantia trunk
The concern can arise from several things. The first is that your key is curved. In this case, you will have trouble opening the doors of the Citroen Xantia. You will then have to test to gently curl it. Otherwise, it is also conceivable that the lock is only dirty. You will then have to anoint the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing either, the lock will eventually activate. It is almost impossible for a solid element to seep inside the boot lock, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the Citroen Xantia does not open
The first thing to do is to enter through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too, nothing happens, then the lock of your Citroen Xantia is probably in bad shape. You can still apply anti-seize medication inside the system, but unfortunately it is unlikely to work. You unfortunately have only one solution, go see a locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Citroen Xantia is completely blocked
You get to enter your key fully into the lock of the Citroen Xantia, but impossible to rotate . In this case, you will have to do very simple control. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the concern comes from the key, of course. If however this is not the case only for the trunk, it is naturally the lock which gets stuck. Therefore, the first step is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. Usually it solves more dysfunctions than you can imagine. It is also conceivable that an element has been inserted in the lock and blocks its proper functioning. In this case, a locksmith can fix it for you. Last solution, replace your lock…