When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more unpleasant than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something very expensive. Especially on a vehicle, because if it is necessary to replace the trunk lock, you will have to do it on all the other doors of the Nissan Primera. So before bringing a locksmith, let's see if there are not less expensive solutions by carrying out repairs by yourself. For this, we will go around the most usual problems and what are the possible solutions to this concern.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Nissan Primera
The concern can arise from various things. The first is that your key is bent. If so, you'd be hard pressed to open the doors of your Nissan Primera. You can then try to gently straighten it. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply cluttered. In this case you need to anoint the lock or insert anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning your key without forcing either, the lock should eventually activate. It is almost unlikely that a solid component will get inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, but the boot of the Nissan Primera does not open
The first step is to enter via a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of your Nissan Primera is probably in bad shape. You can still put an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, there is only one solution, go see a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Nissan Primera is completely blocked
You manage to insert your key completely into the lock of the Nissan Primera, but impossible to rotate . In this case, you will have to do very simple control. If this is also the case on the doors, it is because the concern comes from the key, obviously. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. In this case, the first thing to do is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is strongly applied in mechanics. Often it solves more problems than one can imagine. It is also conceivable that a component has entered the lock and prevents its operation. In this case, a locksmith can help you. If none of this works, you will need to replace your lock…