When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more unpleasant than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a super expensive area. Especially on a vehicle, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you will have to do it on all of the other doors of the Kia Carens 3. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if it exists not less expensive solutions by doing repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most regular concerns and what will be the possible solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Kia Carens 3
There may be several reasons for the problem. The first is that your key is bent. In this case, you will have difficulty opening the doors of your Kia Carens 3. You can then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply dirty. You must therefore anoint the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing the key without forcing too much, the lock should eventually activate. It is almost impossible for a resistant element to get into the trunk lock, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the Kia Carens 3 does not open
The first step 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 Kia Carens 3 is probably damaged. You can still put an anti-seize drug inside the system, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a unique solution: go see a locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Kia Carens 3 is completely blocked
You manage to insert your key fully into the lock of the Kia Carens 3, but impossible to rotate . In this situation, you will have to do very simple control. If this is also the case on the doors, it is that the problem must come from the key, obviously. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is naturally the lock that blocks. So the first step is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. In general, it resolves more concerns than one can imagine. It is also possible that an element has entered the lock and blocks its operation. In this situation, only a locksmith can repair it. If none of this works, you will need to replace the lock ...