When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more unpleasant than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a super expensive field. All the more so on a vehicle, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, it must be done on each of the other doors of the Dacia Sandero Stepway. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there are not cheaper procedures by performing repairs by yourself. For this, we will go around the most frequent malfunctions and what are the possible solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Dacia Sandero Stepway
There may be several reasons for the problem. The first is that your key is bent. If so, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of the Dacia Sandero Stepway. You should then try to gently bend it. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply cluttered. It will then be necessary to oil the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing either, the lock should end up working. It is almost improbable that a resistant element is inserted in the lock of the trunk, unless a person tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the Dacia Sandero Stepway does not open
The first thing to do is to enter through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If nothing happens there too, then the lock on the Dacia Sandero Stepway is probably damaged. You can still insert an anti-seize inside the device, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, you have only one solution, go see a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Dacia Sandero Stepway is completely blocked
You get to enter your key fully into the lock of the Dacia Sandero Stepway, but impossible to rotate . In this case, a simple observation must be made. If this is also the case on the doors, then the problem must come from the key, of course. If on the other hand it is not the case only on the trunk, it is obviously the lock which jams. So the first thing to do is introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. Often it solves more dysfunctions than one might think. It is also possible that something has been inserted into the lock and is blocking its operation. In this case, only a locksmith can repair it. If none of this works, you will need to replace your lock…