Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your battery, it’s vital to maintain your engine unit in good conditions. Although, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Infiniti Q60 doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what can you do? This is exactly the question we will answer today and help you get out of this irritating position. To accomplish this, we are going to see what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Infiniti Q60 and then what are the possibilities to cure this trouble.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my Infiniti Q60? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?

As we explained before, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Infiniti Q60, and what possibilities you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken Infiniti Q60 bonnet opening cable

1st case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Infiniti Q60 due to the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or due to a failure, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your engine may fall apart with time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Nevertheless this is quite infrequent on newer automobiles, it is not inconceivable that you could be the victim of this trouble, specifically when there is excessive humidity in the region where you use your Infiniti Q60. If this is the case, there are couple of possibilities existing to you and going to your auto technician appears to be the simplest and most practical approach. You will have to take off the front grille of your Infiniti Q60 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 Infiniti Q60, get rid of it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.

How to open the bonnet of my Infiniti Q60, even if I have a twisted opening lever?

Second situation which can provoke a bonnet stuck on Infiniti Q60. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to end the action of opening the cover of your car. With 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 Infiniti Q60. 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 Infiniti Q60

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Before last justification of a bonnet stuck on Infiniti Q60, you may encounter a cable that is starting to have some play. In fact, the bonnet opening system of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Infiniti Q60 to the opening locker. This cable may become loose with time. To remedy this trouble forever, there is only one solution, change the hood opening cable of your Infiniti Q60. 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 Infiniti Q60 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 Infiniti Q60 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 Infiniti Q60, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Infiniti Q60, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.

To get more tips on the Infiniti Q60, take a look at the Infiniti Q60 category.