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 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 Nissan Invitation. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there are not less expensive procedures by carrying out repairs by yourself. For this, we will go around the most common problems and what will be the potential solutions to this dysfunction.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Nissan Invitation
The malfunction can come from several things. The first is that your key is bent. If so, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of your Nissan Invitation. You can then test to gently curl it. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply dirty. In this case it will be necessary to oil the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of turning the key without too much force, the lock must end up activating. It is practically impossible for a resistant element to enter the interior of the trunk lock, unless an individual has attempted to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the boot of the Nissan Invitation 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 Nissan Invitation is probably damaged. You will still be able to insert an anti-seize inside the device, but unfortunately there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you only one solution, call your locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Nissan Invitation is completely blocked
You get to enter your key fully in the Nissan Invitation lock, however impossible to rotate . In this case, a simple observation must be made. If this is also the case on the doors, then the malfunction must come from the key, of course. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is obviously the lock that blocks. In this case, the first step is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. Generally it solves more problems than you can imagine. It is also possible that something has been inserted into the lock and prevents it from working. In this case, only a locksmith will be able to help you. If none of this works, you will have to change the lock…