When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more unpleasant than a blocked trunk. 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 will have to do it on all the other doors of the Seat Altea Freetrack. So before we bring in a locksmith, let's see if there aren't cheaper procedures for doing repairs on your own. For that, we will go around the most common problems and what can be the possible solutions to this concern.problem-lock-trunk-Seat-Altea-Freetrack

The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Seat Altea Freetrack

The concern can arise from several reasons. The first is that your key is bent. If this is the case, you will have difficulty opening the doors of your Seat Altea Freetrack. You should then try to gently curl it. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply cluttered. In this case, you will have to grease the lock or insert anti-seize like WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing too much, the lock will eventually activate. It is practically improbable that a resistant component infiltrates into the trunk lock, unless a person tried to force it.

The key turns in the lock, but the boot of the Seat Altea Freetrack 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 the Seat Altea Freetrack is certainly deteriorated. You can still put an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a unique solution: go see a locksmith.

The trunk lock of my Seat Altea Freetrack is completely blocked

You manage to insert your key fully into the lock of the Seat Altea Freetrack, but impossible to rotate . In this case, you will have to do very simple control. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the concern comes from the key, naturally. If however this is not the case only for the trunk, it is naturally the lock that gets stuck. So the first thing to do is introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. Usually it solves more problems than you can imagine. It is also conceivable that a component is inserted in the lock and blocks its operation. In this case, a locksmith will help you. If none of this works, you will need to replace your lock…