When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more unpleasant than a blocked safe. And everyone knows, locksmithing is an extremely expensive area. Particularly 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 Corolla Verso. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, we will see if there are not cheaper solutions by carrying out repairs by yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most regular dysfunctions and what will be the potential solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully into the boot of the Toyota Corolla Verso
The problem can come from various things. Firstly, your key is bent. If so, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of your Toyota Corolla Verso. In this case, you should try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also conceivable that the lock is only congested. In this case, you must grease the lock or apply anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing either, the lock will eventually activate. It is almost unlikely that a resistant element will enter the lock of your trunk, unless someone tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Toyota Corolla Verso 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 the Toyota Corolla Verso is probably in bad shape. You can still put an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, there is only one solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Toyota Corolla Verso is completely blocked
You can enter your key completely into the Toyota Corolla Verso lock, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you will have to make a simple observation. If this is also the case on the doors, it is because the problem comes from the key, of course. If on the other hand this is not the case only on the trunk, it is of course the lock that blocks. Therefore, the first step is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is the most used in the automotive sector. In general, it resolves more dysfunctions than one can imagine. It is also conceivable that an element has entered the lock and prevents its operation. In this case, only a locksmith will be able to help you. Last solution, change your lock…