When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. All the more so on a car, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, you will have to do it on all the other doors of the Nissan Almera. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are any cheaper methods of doing repairs on your own. For this, we will go around the most regular concerns and what can be the possible solutions to this problem.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Nissan Almera
The problem can come from various things. The first is that your key is curved. If so, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of your Nissan Almera. In this case, you should try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply cluttered. In this case it will be necessary to grease the lock or insert anti-seize like WD40. By dint of turning the key without forcing too much, the lock will eventually activate. It is almost unlikely that a solid component will fit inside the trunk lock, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the boot of the Nissan Almera does not open
The first step is to infiltrate through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of the Nissan Almera is certainly deteriorated. You can still apply anti-seize medication inside the system, but unfortunately it is unlikely to work. You unfortunately have only one solution, go see your locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Nissan Almera is completely blocked
You manage to enter your key completely into the lock of the Nissan Almera, however impossible to rotate . In this situation, you will have to make a simple observation. If this is also the case for the doors, then the problem must come from the key, of course. If however this is not the case only for the trunk, it is obviously the lock that gets stuck. So the first thing to do is insert WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. Often it solves more worries than one can imagine. It is also possible that a component has been inserted into the lock and is blocking its operation. In this situation, only a locksmith can repair it. Last solution, replace the lock…