Despite the fact that cars are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most recent vehicles. Whether you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Peugeot Rcz is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Peugeot Rcz is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will principally concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might find this content useful if you can’t close your trunk anymore. In a first step, we will try to find the causes of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Peugeot Rcz.
Trunk lock Peugeot Rcz stuck, why?
So let’s begin our article with the sources of an Peugeot Rcz trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Peugeot Rcz trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Peugeot Rcz. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and might also cause complications with your rear lights, which might be linked to the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Peugeot Rcz if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Peugeot Rcz is blocked because of an electrical problem.
Peugeot Rcz trunk broken lock
The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Peugeot Rcz that is the cause of your problem . In reality, it is possible, after a while, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You might still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Peugeot Rcz trunk
At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the problem is usually already known. It is possible that you have something (a bag for example, a jacket, leaves… ) stuck in the lock of your trunk and that this foreign body keeps it in the closed position.
How to open a stuck trunk Peugeot Rcz?
Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Peugeot Rcz , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Peugeot Rcz with the inner lock
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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Peugeot Rcz is completely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In this case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . In fact, not everyone is aware of it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that enables you to open it from the inside, you will need to identify a hole (sometimes hidden at the rear of a plastic cover) in the centre of your tailgate in which you can insert a screwdriver and press on the sides to unlock the trunk lock of your Peugeot Rcz .
Open trunk stuck Peugeot Rcz with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, over time, dust, the trunk closure of your Peugeot Rcz may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Peugeot Rcz. This solution might give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Peugeot Rcz, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Peugeot Rcz is blocked because of a foreign object that got into the lock. In this case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to remove as many plastic covers as possible from the inside of your motor vehicle in order to have the most open access possible to the lock and try to remove as many foreign objects as possible from the trunk closure using pliers. If you are unable to open the locked trunk of your Peugeot Rcz , we advise you to go to your auto technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .
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