When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a very expensive area. All the more so on an automobile, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, it must be done on all the other doors of the Jeep Patriot. So before bringing in a locksmith, let's see if there are not cheaper solutions by carrying out repairs by yourself. To do this, we will go over the most frequent problems and what can be the potential solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Jeep Patriot
The problem can come from various things. Firstly, your key is bent. In this case, you will have trouble opening the doors of the Jeep Patriot. In this case, you should try to delicately curl it. Otherwise, it is also conceivable that the lock is simply cluttered. You must therefore anoint the lock or insert anti-seize like WD40. By dint of turning the key without forcing either, the lock must eventually activate. It is practically improbable that a solid element would infiltrate inside the trunk lock, unless someone tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Jeep Patriot does not open
The first thing to do 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 Jeep Patriot is certainly damaged. You will still be able to insert an anti-seize inside the system, but honestly there is little chance that it works. Unfortunately, you have only one solution, call your locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Jeep Patriot is completely blocked
You get to enter your key fully into the Jeep Patriot lock, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you have to do very simple checks. If this is also the case for the doors, then the problem stems from the key, obviously. If however this is only the case for the trunk, it is obviously the lock that blocks. In this case, the first step is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is the most used in the automotive sector. Usually it solves more problems than you can imagine. It is also possible that an element has been inserted into the lock and is blocking its proper functioning. In this case, only a locksmith can repair it. Last solution, replace the lock…