When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something super expensive. Particularly on an automobile, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, it must be done on all the other doors of the Mitsubishi Space Star. 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 frequent dysfunctions and what will be the possible solutions to this dysfunction.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Mitsubishi Space Star
The malfunction can be caused by several reasons. First, is that your key is curved. In this case, you would have trouble opening the doors of your Mitsubishi Space Star. You will then have to try to gently curl it. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is just dirty. You must then anoint the lock or apply anti-seize like WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing either, the lock will eventually work. It is almost unlikely that a solid element will fit inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Mitsubishi Space Star 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 your Mitsubishi Space Star is certainly deteriorated. You can still apply an anti-seize to the inside of the mechanism, but honestly there is little likelihood that it will work. Unfortunately, you only have one solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Mitsubishi Space Star is completely blocked
You manage to enter your key fully into the lock of the Mitsubishi Space Star, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you have to do a very simple check. If this is also the case for the doors, it is because the malfunction comes from the key, obviously. If however this is only the case for the trunk, it is naturally the lock that gets stuck. So the first step is to add WD40. This anti-seize is the most applied in mechanics. Generally it solves more dysfunctions than one can imagine. It is also conceivable that an element is inserted in the lock and blocks its operation. In this case, a locksmith can fix it for you. If none of this works, you will need to replace your lock…