When you want to go on weekends, there is no more annoying than a blocked trunk. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. Particularly on an automobile, because if it is necessary to have the trunk lock changed, it must be done on all the other doors of the Opel Vivaro Combi. So before getting a quote from a locksmith, let's see if there are cheaper methods of doing repairs by yourself. For this, we will take a tour of the most frequent problems and what are the potential solutions to this dysfunction.
The key no longer fits fully in the boot lock of the Opel Vivaro Combi
The malfunction can come from several reasons. The first is that your key is curved. In this case, you would have difficulty opening the doors of your Opel Vivaro Combi. In this case, you can try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also possible that the lock is simply dirty. It will therefore be necessary to oil the lock or insert anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing too much, the lock should end up working. It is almost impossible for a resistant element to fit inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the boot of the Opel Vivaro Combi 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 the Opel Vivaro Combi is certainly deteriorated. You can always put an anti-seize inside the mechanism, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, that leaves you with a unique solution: go see a locksmith.
The lock on the trunk of my Opel Vivaro Combi is completely blocked
You manage to enter your key completely into the lock of the Opel Vivaro Combi, however impossible to rotate . In this case, you have to do very simple checks. If this is also the case on the doors, it is because the malfunction comes from the key, of course. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is obviously the lock that blocks. In this case, the first step is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely used in the automotive sector. In general it solves more problems than you might think. It is also conceivable that an element is inserted in the lock and prevents its operation. In this case, only a locksmith will be able to help you. Last solution, change your lock…