Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or replace your car battery, it’s necessary to maintain your engine motor in good conditions. But, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Jeep Wrangler doesn’t want to open, in cases like this, what are your options? This is exactly the concern we will answer today and help you get out of this annoying situation. To accomplish this, we are going to discover what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Jeep Wrangler and then what are the possibilities to solve this problem.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my Jeep Wrangler? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?

As we explained previously, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Jeep Wrangler, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken Jeep Wrangler bonnet opening cable

First case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Jeep Wrangler resulting from the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or as a result of a failure, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your bonnet may crumble over time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Though this is quite rare on newer cars, it is not impossible that you could be the victim of this problem, especially when there is extra humidity in the region where you use your Jeep Wrangler. If this is the case, there are few solutions available to you and going to your auto mechanic appears to be the simplest and most practical approach. You will have to take off the front grille of your Jeep Wrangler 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 identify the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Jeep Wrangler, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.

How to open the bonnet of my Jeep Wrangler, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?

Second situation which can cause a bonnet stuck on Jeep Wrangler. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to finish 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 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 hood and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted portion of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked hood of your Jeep Wrangler. 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 Jeep Wrangler

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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Jeep Wrangler, you may be victim of 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 Jeep Wrangler to the opening locker. This cable may possibly become loose over time. To fix this problem forever, there is only one option, change the hood opening cable of your Jeep Wrangler. 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 Jeep Wrangler 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 Jeep Wrangler stuck

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Finally, the last case is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In such a case, to unlock the hood of your Jeep Wrangler, position someone at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Jeep Wrangler, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Jeep Wrangler, do not hesitate to consult our Jeep Wrangler category.