When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked safe. 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, it must be done on all the other doors of the Toyota Avensis. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there are not cheaper procedures by performing repairs by yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most common problems and what will be the potential solutions to this dysfunction.problem-lock-trunk-Toyota-Avensis

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

The malfunction can come from various reasons. The first is that your key is curved. If this is the case, you will have difficulty opening the doors of your Toyota Avensis. In this case, you can test to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is just dirty. 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 must end up working. It is almost impossible for a solid element to seep inside the lock of your trunk, unless an individual has tried to force it.

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

The first step 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 Toyota Avensis is probably in bad condition. You can still put an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a single solution, call a locksmith.

The trunk lock of my Toyota Avensis is completely blocked

You get to enter your key fully into the lock of the Toyota Avensis, but impossible to rotate . In this situation, a simple observation must be made. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the malfunction comes from the key, of course. If however this is only the case for the trunk, it is obviously the lock that blocks. So the first step is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is the most used in the automotive sector. Usually it solves more problems than you might think. It is also possible that an element has entered the lock and prevents its operation. In this situation, a locksmith will be able to help you. Last solution, change your lock…