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. Especially on a car, because if it is necessary to replace the lock of the trunk, you must do it on each of the other doors of the seat altea. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there are not cheaper methods of doing repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most usual concerns and what will be the possible solutions to this dysfunction.problem-lock-trunk-seat-altea

The key no longer fits fully into the boot lock of the seat altea

The malfunction can result from various reasons. The first is that your key is bent. In this case, you will have trouble opening the doors of your seat altea. You can then try to bend it gently. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply congested. You will then have to anoint the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing the key without forcing either, the lock will eventually work. It is practically impossible for a resistant element to infiltrate the lock of your trunk, unless an individual has tried to force it.

The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the seat altea does not open

The first step is to infiltrate through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the seat altea lock is probably in bad condition. You will still be able to apply an anti-seize to the inside of the mechanism, but unfortunately there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a unique solution: go see a locksmith.

The trunk lock of my seat altea is completely blocked

You manage to insert your key fully into the seat altea lock, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you must make a simple observation. If this is also the case on the doors, it is because the malfunction came from the key, of course. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is obviously the lock that gets stuck. So the first step is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Generally it solves more worries than you can imagine. It is also conceivable that an element has been inserted in the lock and prevents its proper functioning. In this case, a locksmith will be able to fix it for you. Last solution, replace the lock…