Help with Drivers Door Lock

[jamie885]

I recently purchased an 08 Aurion ATX as a second car.

A family member borrowed it and the remote battery died, upon trying to unlock the drivers door it would only let us turn the key right which locks the doors, it wouldn't let us turn it left to unlock the doors.

The boot would unlock but obviously didn't help.

 

The keys we have are the black ones not the grey. 

 

At the same time we had a 2002 Camry in for panel work and it was the same, could turn it to lock the doors but not back to unlock

 

Can anyone shed light on if theres an issue with the lock or something I am missing?

[campbeam]

The key should turn to the left to unlock the doors. It was a little bit stiff on my Aurion. Just had to turn the key with a bit more force to the left compared to the right.

Something I do occasionally is to spray the key with WD40 to help lubricate the lock barrel.