Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or change your car battery, it’s necessary to maintain your engine in good conditions. Although, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Ford Ecosport doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what are your options? This is exactly the question we will answer today and help you to get out of this frustrating position. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Ford Ecosport and then what are the solutions to remedy this trouble.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Ford Ecosport? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?
As we explained before, we will alternately see the explanations for a bonnet stuck on your Ford Ecosport, and what solutions are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Ford Ecosport bonnet opening cable
1st case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Ford Ecosport due to 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 crumble after some time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Even though this is quite rare on newer cars, it is not improbable that you could be the victim of this trouble, specifically when there is excess humidity in the location where you use your Ford Ecosport. If this is the case, there are few possibilities existing to you and going to your auto technician appears to be the most effective and most practical method. You will have to take off the front grille of your Ford Ecosport 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 portion of the bonnet cable of your Ford Ecosport, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.
How to open the bonnet of my Ford Ecosport, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can cause a bonnet stuck on Ford Ecosport. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to complete the procedure of opening the cover of your car. Over 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 unlock 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 bonnet and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted portion of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked bonnet of your Ford Ecosport. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or swap it with a new one.
Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Ford Ecosport
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Ford Ecosport, you may encounter a cable that is starting to have some play. In truth, the bonnet opening system of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Ford Ecosport to the opening locker. This cable may possibly become loose after some time. To remedy this trouble forever, there is only one option, change the hood opening cable of your Ford Ecosport. 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 a friend or relative to help you. Position the person at the front of your Ford Ecosport 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 function, 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 Ford Ecosport 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 Ford Ecosport, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Ford Ecosport, 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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