When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. Especially on a car, because if it is necessary to replace the lock of the trunk, you will have to do it on all the other doors of the Kia Optima 2. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are any less expensive solutions by carrying out repairs yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most regular dysfunctions and what will be the possible solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Kia Optima 2
There may be several reasons for the problem. First is that your key is bent. In this case, you would have trouble opening the doors of the Kia Optima 2. You can then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is just crowded. It will then be necessary to oil the lock or insert anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing either, the lock should eventually activate. It is almost impossible for a solid component to fit into the lock of your safe, unless an individual has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Kia Optima 2 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 Kia Optima 2 is probably in bad shape. You can still apply anti-seize medication inside the system, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, you only have one solution, go see a locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Kia Optima 2 is completely blocked
You manage to insert your key fully into the lock of the Kia Optima 2, 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 that the problem must come from the key, naturally. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is of course the lock that blocks. Therefore, the first thing to do is to put WD40. This anti-seize is the most applied in the automotive sector. Generally it solves more dysfunctions than one can imagine. It is also possible that a component has entered the lock and blocks its operation. In this case, only a locksmith can help you. Last solution, replace your lock…