Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or change your auto battery, it’s essential to keep your engine in good conditions. But, it can happen that the bonnet of your Nissan NV200 doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what are your options? This is precisely the question we will answer today and help you get out of this annoying situation. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Nissan NV200 and then what are the possibilities to cure this problem.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Nissan NV200? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we described earlier, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Nissan NV200, and what possibilities you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Nissan NV200 bonnet opening cable
1st case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Nissan NV200 due to the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or due to a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your hood may crumble after a while or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Despite the fact this is quite infrequent on newer vehicles, it is not improbable that you could be the victim of this problem, especially when there is excess humidity in the area where you use your Nissan NV200. If this is the case, there are few solutions existing to you and going to your mechanic seems to be the easiest and most practical technique. You will have to take out the front grille of your Nissan NV200 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 locate the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Nissan NV200, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and change it.
How to open the bonnet of my Nissan NV200, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second situation which can cause a bonnet stuck on Nissan NV200. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to end 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 remedy 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 Nissan NV200. 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 NV200
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Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on Nissan NV200, you may encounter a cable that is starting to have some play. Indeed, the bonnet opening system of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Nissan NV200 to the opening locker. This cable may possibly become loose after a while. To solve this problem completely, there is only one method, replace the hood opening cable of your Nissan NV200. 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 a friend or relative to help you. Position the person at the front of your Nissan NV200 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 Nissan NV200 stuck
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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 NV200, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Nissan NV200, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.
To get more tips on the Nissan NV200, take a look at the Nissan NV200 category.
