When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more unpleasant than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a super expensive area. Particularly on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you must do it on each of the other doors of the Citroen Xsara Vts. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there are not less expensive solutions by performing repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most usual malfunctions and what are the potential solutions to this malfunction.problem-lock-trunk-Citroen-Xsara-Vts

The key no longer fits fully in the lock of the Citroen Xsara Vts trunk

The malfunction can come from several things. First is that your key is bent. In this case, you would be hard pressed to open the doors of the Citroen Xsara Vts. You can then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply cluttered. It will then be necessary to anoint the lock or apply anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning the key without forcing either, the lock will eventually activate. It is almost unlikely that a solid object will seep into the lock of your safe, unless someone tried to force it.

The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the Citroen Xsara Vts does not open

The first step is to infiltrate through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of your Citroen Xsara Vts is probably in bad condition. You can still put an anti-seize drug inside the system, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, you have only one solution, call your locksmith.

The lock on the trunk of my Citroen Xsara Vts is completely blocked

You can enter your key entirely in the lock of the Citroen Xsara Vts, but impossible to rotate . In this case, you must make a simple observation. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the malfunction came from the key, of course. If however this is not the case only for the trunk, it is naturally the lock that blocks. In this situation, the first step is to put WD40. This anti-seize is strongly applied in mechanics. In general, it resolves more dysfunctions than one might think. It is also conceivable that an element has entered the lock and blocks its operation. In this case, only a locksmith will be able to help you. Last solution, replace the lock…