Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or replace your car battery, it’s vital to maintain your engine motor in good conditions. But, it can appear that the bonnet of your Dacia Lodgy doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what can you do? This is precisely the concern we will answer in this article and help you to get out of this frustrating position. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Dacia Lodgy and then what are the possibilities to cure this trouble.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Dacia Lodgy? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we revealed before, we will alternately see the causes for a bonnet stuck on your Dacia Lodgy, and what possibilities you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Dacia Lodgy bonnet opening cable
1st case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Dacia Lodgy resulting from the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or because of a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your hood may crumble after some time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Although this is quite uncommon on newer cars, it is not improbable that you could be the victim of this trouble, especially when there is excessive humidity in the area where you use your Dacia Lodgy. If this is the case, there are few choices available to you and going to your auto mechanic seems the easiest and most practical method. You will have to take out the front grille of your Dacia Lodgy 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 find the broken part of the bonnet cable of your Dacia Lodgy, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.
How to open the bonnet of my Dacia Lodgy, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can provoke a bonnet stuck on Dacia Lodgy. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to finish the action 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 open the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this scenario, a solution 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 part of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked hood of your Dacia Lodgy. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or replace it with a new one.
Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Dacia Lodgy
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Dacia Lodgy, 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 Lodgy to the opening locker. This cable may possibly become loose after some time. To solve this trouble completely, there is only one alternative, change the hood opening cable of your Dacia Lodgy. However, you will need a one-off solution in order to be able to open the cover of your car, you will have to ask someone to help you. Position the person at the front of your Dacia Lodgy 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 mechanic.
Bonnet of my Dacia Lodgy stuck
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Finally, the last situation is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In such a case, to unlock the hood of your Dacia Lodgy, position someone at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Dacia Lodgy, 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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