Problem with a 91' LeBaron trunk lock

Jan 02, 2004 Last reply: 22 years ago 11 Replies

Hi~ Maybe someone here can help. The trunk on my car will not open. Chrysler says 'take it to a locksmith- we no longer have copies of older keys'. The locksmith says 'take it to Chrysler- they can replace the lock'. So, who knows the best way to handle this?


-=sneak



WD 40... SOAK IT... this thing have an inside lever/button to open the trunk? IF SO, bet the lock has never been used...

and then, the lock needs replacing... they corrode REAL BAD..

and AFAIAC, those are the WORST manufactured locks for a car, bar NONE.

locksmith can replace it, ASSUMING the WD 40 dont help

--Shiva--

I think I would find another locksmith. This is a routine problem. One thing you might have the locksmith check is if you are using the valet key, that is not supposed to open the trunk.

I can't remember if the LeBaron uses one key or two. Single sided or double.

But they do salt up, adn freeze. Sometimes youcan free them up withWD, sometimes they need to be drilled out and replaced. I've done that kind of thing now and again.

If I recall, LeBaron (91) uses 1 key 2-sided

IRRC a 91 would be the first generation of the double sided key. they had an additional tumbler in the trunk lock for the valet master set-up.

correct... the key IF its a copy might say valet if I remember right. --Shiva--

copies of older keys'.

the lock'.

try a different locksmith

my2¢

problem. One

using the valet key,

in the solvent.

If I remember correctly ??? they started with the valet key in 92 ?

was a long time ago :-)

sided key. they had

master set-up.

right.

wasn't the first generation of the double sided key" in

1990 ? also, I don't remember seeing a key with "valet" on it till 92.

then again, thats a while back :-)

When I said first generation I was referring to the snubby nose key, then came the really thin key with the longer nose (93) and then back to the thicker key but with the longer nose (94+)

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nose key, then

then back to the

in the solvent.

some 90's also used the "snubby nose" Y-154

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