When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, locksmithing is an extremely expensive area. Particularly on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you must do it on each of the other doors of the Toyota Rav 4 (3rd Generation). So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are less expensive methods of doing repairs on your own. For this, we will go around the most frequent problems and what can be the possible solutions to this problem.problem-lock-trunk-Toyota-Rav-4- (3nd-Generation)

The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Toyota Rav 4 (3nd Generation)

The problem can arise from various things. First is that your key is bent. If so, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of the Toyota Rav 4 (3rd Generation). You should then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply cluttered. In this case, you will have to grease the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing too much, the lock must end up working. It is almost impossible for a resistant component to get inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.

The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Toyota Rav 4 (3rd Generation) does not open

The first thing to do 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 Rav 4 (3rd Generation) is probably in bad shape. You can still put an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but unfortunately it is unlikely to work. Unfortunately, that leaves you only one solution, call your locksmith.

The trunk lock of my Toyota Rav 4 (3nd Generation) is completely blocked

You get to enter your key completely in the lock of the Toyota Rav 4 (3rd Generation), however impossible to rotate . In this situation, you need to do very simple control. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the problem comes from the key, obviously. If however this is not the case only for the trunk, it is naturally the lock which gets stuck. In this case, the first step is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. In general it solves more problems than you might think. It is also conceivable that a component is inserted in the lock and prevents its operation. In this situation, only a locksmith will be able to help you. Last solution, change your lock…