When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more unpleasant than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, locksmithing is a very expensive area. Particularly on a car, because if it is necessary to have the trunk lock changed, you must do so on all the other doors of the Toyota Yaris Verso. So before bringing in a locksmith, we will see if there are not less expensive solutions by carrying out repairs yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most regular problems and what will be the possible solutions to this dysfunction.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Toyota Yaris Verso
The malfunction can be caused by 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 Yaris Verso. You will then have to try to gently straighten it. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is only dirty. In this case you need to oil the lock or apply anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing too much, the lock will eventually activate. It is almost improbable that a solid component will seep 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 Yaris Verso 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 the Toyota Yaris Verso is probably in bad shape. You can still put an anti-seize on the inside of the device, but unfortunately there is little chance that it will work. You unfortunately have only one solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Toyota Yaris Verso is completely blocked
You manage to insert your key completely into the lock of the Toyota Yaris Verso, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, you must make a simple observation. If this is also the case for the doors, then the malfunction must come from the key, of course. If however this is only the case for the trunk, it is of course the lock that blocks. Therefore, the first step is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is the most used in mechanics. Often it solves more problems than you might think. It is also possible that a component has entered the lock and is blocking its operation. In this situation, a locksmith will be able to help you. If none of this works, you will need to change your lock…