When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. Especially on a vehicle, 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 Toyota Avensis 3. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there is is not cheaper solutions by carrying out repairs by yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most common concerns and what can be the possible solutions to this dysfunction.problem-lock-trunk-Toyota-Avensis-3

The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Toyota Avensis 3

The malfunction can come from various reasons. The first is that your key is bent. If this is the case, it will be difficult to open the doors of your Toyota Avensis 3. You should then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply dirty. You must then grease the lock or apply anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing either, the lock will eventually work. It is practically impossible for a resistant element to fit into the trunk lock, unless a person has tried to force it.

The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Toyota Avensis 3 does not open

The first thing to do is to infiltrate through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of your Toyota Avensis 3 is certainly deteriorated. You can still insert an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but unfortunately it is not very likely that it will work. Unfortunately, you only have one solution, call a locksmith.

The trunk lock of my Toyota Avensis 3 is completely blocked

You can insert your key fully into the Toyota Avensis 3 lock, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you will have to make a simple observation. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the malfunction stems from the key, obviously. If on the other hand this is not the case only for the trunk, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. In this case, the first thing to do is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is the most used in mechanics. Usually it solves more worries than you might think. It is also conceivable that an element is introduced into the lock and prevents its proper functioning. In this case, a locksmith will be able to fix it for you. Last solution, change your lock…