When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. Particularly on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you must do it on all the other doors of the Nissan X-trail 3. So before bringing in a locksmith, let's see if there is is not less expensive procedures by carrying out repairs by oneself. For this, we will go around the most common dysfunctions and what are the potential solutions to this dysfunction.
The key no longer fits entirely in the boot lock of the Nissan X-trail 3
The dysfunction can come from various things. First, is that your key is curved. If this is the case, it would be difficult to open the doors of your Nissan X-trail 3. In this case, you can try to gently bend it. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply dirty. You must therefore oil the lock or insert anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing the key without forcing too much, the lock should eventually activate. It is almost unlikely that a solid element will fit inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the boot of the Nissan X-trail 3 does not open
The first step is to enter via a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of the Nissan X-trail 3 is probably damaged. You can still put an anti-seize inside the device, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. You unfortunately have only one solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Nissan X-trail 3 is completely blocked
You get to enter your key fully into the lock of the Nissan X-trail 3, but impossible to rotate . In this situation, you must make a simple observation. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the malfunction comes from the key, obviously. If however this is not the case only for the trunk, it is obviously the lock that blocks. In this situation, the first step is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. Usually it solves more dysfunctions than you might think. It is also conceivable that an element is introduced into the lock and prevents its proper functioning. In this situation, a locksmith will be able to help you. If none of this works, you will need to replace the lock ...