Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or change your battery, it’s vital to maintain your engine in good conditions. Nevertheless, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Infiniti QX30 doesn’t want to open, in this case, what are your options? This is precisely the problem we will answer today and help you get out of this annoying position. To accomplish this, we are going to discover what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Infiniti QX30 and then what are the solutions to remedy this issue.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my Infiniti QX30? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?

As we described before, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Infiniti QX30, and what solutions are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken Infiniti QX30 bonnet opening cable

1st case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Infiniti QX30 due to the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or due to a failure, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your bonnet may fall apart with time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Despite the fact this is quite rare on newer cars, it is not inconceivable that you could be the victim of this issue, especially when there is excessive humidity in the region where you use your Infiniti QX30. If this is the case, there are few solutions existing to you and going to your mechanic seems to be the simplest and most practical method. You will have to take out the front grille of your Infiniti QX30 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 part of the bonnet cable of your Infiniti QX30, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.

How to open the bonnet of my Infiniti QX30, even if I have a twisted opening lever?

Second situation which can provoke a bonnet stuck on Infiniti QX30. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to complete 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 unlock the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this scenario, a treatment 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 QX30. 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 Infiniti QX30

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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Infiniti QX30, 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 Infiniti QX30 to the opening locker. This cable may become loose with time. To resolve this issue permanently, there is only one method, change the hood opening cable of your Infiniti QX30. 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 somebody to help you. Position the person at the front of your Infiniti QX30 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 mechanic.

Bonnet of my Infiniti QX30 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 QX30, position somebody at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Infiniti QX30, 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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