When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more unpleasant than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something super expensive. Particularly on a vehicle, because if it is necessary to replace the trunk lock, you will have to do it on all the other doors of the Toyota Pod. So before we bring in a locksmith, we’ll see if there are cheaper methods of doing repairs by yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most regular problems and what are the potential solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Toyota Pod
The problem can arise from a variety of reasons. The first is that your key is bent. In this case, you would be hard pressed to open the doors of the Toyota Pod. You will then have to try to gently bend it. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply dirty. You will therefore have to oil the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing too much, the lock should end up working. It is almost impossible for a solid element to seep into the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Toyota Pod 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 lock of your Toyota Pod is probably in bad condition. You can still put an anti-seize on the inside of the device, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you only one solution, go see your locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Toyota Pod is completely blocked
You manage to insert your key completely into the lock of the Toyota Pod, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, you will have to do very simple control. 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 it is not the case only on the trunk, it is naturally the lock which jams. In this situation, the first step is to put WD40. This anti-seize is the most used in the automotive sector. Often it solves more problems than one can imagine. It is also conceivable that an element has entered the lock and blocks its operation. In this situation, a locksmith will repair it for you. If none of this works, you will need to change your lock…