When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something very expensive. Especially on an automobile, because if you have to change the trunk lock, you must do so on all the other doors of the Kia Clarus. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are less expensive methods of doing repairs yourself. For this, we will go around the most usual malfunctions and what can be the potential solutions to this concern.
The key no longer fits fully into the lock of the Kia Clarus' trunk
The concern can arise from various things. First is that your key is bent. In this case, you would be hard pressed to open the doors of the Kia Clarus. You should then try to gently straighten it. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is only dirty. In this case, you will have to grease the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of playing the key without forcing either, the lock should eventually activate. It is almost improbable that a resistant component is inserted in the lock of your trunk, unless an individual tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the trunk of the Kia Clarus 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 Kia Clarus is certainly in bad shape. You can still apply an anti-seize on the inside of the device, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a single solution, call your locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Kia Clarus is completely blocked
You can enter your key completely in the lock of the Kia Clarus, but impossible to rotate . In this situation, you need to do very simple control. If this is also the case on the doors, it is because the concern comes from the key, naturally. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. Therefore, the first thing to do is to insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in mechanics. Often it solves more dysfunctions than one can imagine. It is also conceivable that a component is inserted in the lock and blocks its proper functioning. In this situation, only a locksmith can repair it. Last solution, replace the lock…