Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or replace your battery, it’s essential to keep your engine unit in good conditions. But, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Infiniti QX60 doesn’t want to open, in cases like this, what can you do? This is precisely the problem we will answer in this article and assist you to get out of this annoying situation. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Infiniti QX60 and then what are the possibilities to solve this problem.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Infiniti QX60? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we described previously, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Infiniti QX60, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Infiniti QX60 bonnet opening cable
First case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Infiniti QX60 because of 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 crumble with time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Even though this is quite uncommon on newer automobiles, it is not inconceivable that you could be the victim of this problem, specifically when there is excessive humidity in the place where you use your Infiniti QX60. If this is the case, there are couple of choices available to you and going to your mechanic appears to be the most effective and most practical approach. You will have to take out the front grille of your Infiniti QX60 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 portion of the bonnet cable of your Infiniti QX60, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and change it.
How to open the bonnet of my Infiniti QX60, even if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can generate a bonnet stuck on Infiniti QX60. 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. 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 open the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this situation, 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 section of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked bonnet of your Infiniti QX60. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or change it with a new one.
Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Infiniti QX60
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Infiniti QX60, you may be victim of 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 QX60 to the opening locker. This cable might become loose with time. To fix this problem completely, there is only one option, replace the hood opening cable of your Infiniti QX60. 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 QX60 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 Infiniti QX60 stuck
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Finally, the last circumstance is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this instance, to unlock the hood of your Infiniti QX60, position someone at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Infiniti QX60, 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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