Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your auto battery, it’s essential to maintain your engine motor in good conditions. Nevertheless, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Nissan Murano doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what are your options? This is exactly the problem we will answer today and help you to get out of this irritating situation. To do so, we are going to see what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Nissan Murano and then what are the solutions to remedy this problem.

bonnet-stuck-nissan-murano

Why is my bonnet stuck on my Nissan Murano? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?

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

Broken Nissan Murano bonnet opening cable

1st case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Nissan Murano resulting from the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or because of a failure, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your engine may fall apart over time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Though this is quite unusual on newer cars, it is not impossible that you could be the victim of this problem, especially when there is excessive humidity in the region where you use your Nissan Murano. If this is the case, there are few possibilities existing to you and going to your auto mechanic seems to be the most simple and most practical method. You will have to take off the front grille of your Nissan Murano 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 identify the broken part of the bonnet cable of your Nissan Murano, get rid of it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and change it.

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

Second situation which can generate a bonnet stuck on Nissan Murano. 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. As time passes, 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 scenario, a remedy 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 part of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked hood of your Nissan Murano. 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 Nissan Murano

.
Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on Nissan Murano, 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 Nissan Murano to the opening locker. This cable may possibly become loose over time. To fix this problem completely, there is only one alternative, change the hood opening cable of your Nissan Murano. 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 Nissan Murano 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 Nissan Murano stuck

.
Finally, the last case is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this case, to unlock the hood of your Nissan Murano, position somebody at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Nissan Murano, 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 Nissan Murano, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Murano category.