Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or replace your battery, it’s crucial to maintain your engine unit in good conditions. But, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Dacia Sandero doesn’t want to open, in cases like this, what can you do? This is precisely the question we will answer in this article and assist you to get out of this annoying position. To do so, we are going to see what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Dacia Sandero and then what are the possibilities to remedy this problem.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Dacia Sandero? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we described earlier, we will alternately see the causes for a bonnet stuck on your Dacia Sandero, and what possibilities you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Dacia Sandero bonnet opening cable
First case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Dacia Sandero as a consequence of the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or because of a failure, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your hood may fall apart over time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Though this is quite rare on newer automobiles, it is not unimaginable that you could be the victim of this problem, especially when there is excess humidity in the place where you use your Dacia Sandero. If this is the case, there are few solutions existing to you and going to your auto technician seems the most effective and most practical strategy. You will have to take out the front grille of your Dacia Sandero to gain access to 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 out the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Dacia Sandero, get rid of it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.
How to open the bonnet of my Dacia Sandero, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can cause a bonnet stuck on Dacia Sandero. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to end the procedure of opening the cover of your car. After some time, 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 remedy is to use multi-function clamps and in the gap between the bonnet and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted part of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked bonnet of your Dacia Sandero. 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 Sandero
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Dacia Sandero, you may facing a cable that is starting to have some play. In truth, the bonnet opening mechanism of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Dacia Sandero to the opening locker. This cable may become loose over time. To remedy this problem forever, there is only one solution, replace the hood opening cable of your Dacia Sandero. 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 Sandero 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 garage.
Bonnet of my Dacia Sandero stuck
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Finally, the last situation is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this case, to unlock the hood of your Dacia Sandero, position someone at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Dacia Sandero, 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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