When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something super expensive. Especially on an automobile, because if it is necessary to replace the trunk lock, it must be done on all the other doors of the Mitsubishi Suw. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are cheaper methods of doing repairs yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most usual problems and what are the potential solutions to this dysfunction.problem-lock-trunk-Mitsubishi-Suw

The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Mitsubishi Suw

The malfunction can result from various things. First is that your key is bent. In this case, you would have difficulty opening the doors of your Mitsubishi Suw. In this case, you should try to delicately curl it. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is just dirty. In this case you must oil the lock or apply anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning the key without forcing either, the lock must eventually activate. It is practically improbable that a solid element could penetrate inside the lock of the trunk, unless an individual tried to force it.

The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Mitsubishi Suw 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 Mitsubishi Suw is certainly in bad condition. You can still apply an anti-seize to the inside of the mechanism, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. You unfortunately only have one solution, go see your locksmith.

The trunk lock of my Mitsubishi Suw is completely blocked

You can enter your key completely into the lock of the Mitsubishi Suw, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, a simple observation must be made. If this is also the case on the doors, it is that the malfunction must come from the key, naturally. If on the other hand this is the case only on the trunk, it is obviously the lock which gets stuck. So the first step is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is the most used in the automotive sector. In general it solves more problems than one can imagine. It is also possible that an element has been inserted in the lock and prevents its operation. In this situation, only a locksmith can help you. Last solution, replace the lock…