Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or change your car battery, it’s important to keep your engine motor in good conditions. Nevertheless, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Dacia Duster 2 doesn’t want to open, in this case, what are your options? This is precisely the query we will answer in this article and help you get out of this frustrating situation. To do this, we are going to discover what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Dacia Duster 2 and then what are the possibilities to solve this problem.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my Dacia Duster 2? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?

As we described previously, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Dacia Duster 2, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken Dacia Duster 2 bonnet opening cable

First case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Dacia Duster 2 due to the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or as a result of a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your bonnet may fall apart as time passes or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Though this is quite uncommon on newer cars, it is not inconceivable that you could be the victim of this problem, specifically when there is excess humidity in the area where you use your Dacia Duster 2. If this is the case, there are couple of choices available to you and going to your auto mechanic appears to be the most effective and most practical technique. You will have to remove the front grille of your Dacia Duster 2 to access the lock on your stuck bonnet. Using a large flat screwdriver you will be able to open your car’s bonnet lock by exerting a force on the lock to release it from the spring. Once open, you can try to identify the broken part of the bonnet cable of your Dacia Duster 2, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and change it.

How to open the bonnet of my Dacia Duster 2, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?

Second possibility which can cause a bonnet stuck on Dacia Duster 2. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to finish the procedure of opening the cover of your car. After a while, this lever may break or twist, and thus prevent you from completing the opening of your engine compartment. You should still be able to unlock the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this situation, a remedy is to use multi-function clamps and in the gap between the hood and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted portion of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked hood of your Dacia Duster 2. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or change it with a new one.

Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Dacia Duster 2

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Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on Dacia Duster 2, you may facing a cable that is starting to have some play. In fact, the bonnet opening mechanism of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Dacia Duster 2 to the opening locker. This cable may become loose as time passes. To resolve this problem forever, there is only one solution, replace the hood opening cable of your Dacia Duster 2. However, you will need a one-off solution in order to be able to open the cover of your car, you will have to request a friend or relative to help you. Position the person at the front of your Dacia Duster 2 who holds the lever down as if they wanted to finish opening the bonnet. And position yourself in the passenger compartment to pull the hood release handle on your car. If this doesn’t work, you can always try to do as in the case of a broken cable with a pair of clamps. Otherwise go to your service garage.

Bonnet of my Dacia Duster 2 stuck

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Finally, the last situation is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this instance, to unlock the hood of your Dacia Duster 2, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Dacia Duster 2, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.

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