Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or change your battery, it’s important to maintain your engine motor in good conditions. But, it can appear that the bonnet of your Kia Sportage doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what can you do? This is exactly the query we will answer today and help you to get out of this irritating situation. To do this, we are going to see what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Kia Sportage and then what are the solutions to remedy this issue.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Kia Sportage? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?
As we explained previously, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Kia Sportage, and what solutions are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Kia Sportage bonnet opening cable
First case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Kia Sportage 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 after some time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Although this is quite infrequent on newer vehicles, it is not unimaginable that you could be the victim of this issue, specifically when there is extra humidity in the area where you use your Kia Sportage. If this is the case, there are few solutions existing to you and going to your auto technician seems the easiest and most practical approach. You will have to remove the front grille of your Kia Sportage 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 out the broken part of the bonnet cable of your Kia Sportage, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.
How to open the bonnet of my Kia Sportage, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second situation which can generate a bonnet stuck on Kia Sportage. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to finish the procedure 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 open the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this situation, 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 section of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked bonnet of your Kia Sportage. 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 Kia Sportage
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Kia Sportage, you may be victim of a cable that is starting to have some play. Indeed, the bonnet opening mechanism of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Kia Sportage to the opening locker. This cable may become loose after some time. To fix this issue completely, there is only one solution, change the hood opening cable of your Kia Sportage. 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 somebody to help you. Position the person at the front of your Kia Sportage 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 Kia Sportage 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 Kia Sportage, position somebody at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Kia Sportage, 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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