Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your car battery, it’s essential to maintain your engine motor in good conditions. Nevertheless, it can appear that the bonnet of your Opel Mokka doesn’t want to open, in such a case, what can you do? This is precisely the problem we will answer today and assist you to get out of this frustrating position. To do this, we are going to see what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Opel Mokka and then what are the possibilities to solve this issue.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my Opel Mokka? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?

As we described previously, we will alternately see the causes for a bonnet stuck on your Opel Mokka, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken Opel Mokka bonnet opening cable

First case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Opel Mokka because of the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or as a result of a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your engine may crumble after a while or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Though this is quite unusual on newer vehicles, it is not inconceivable that you could be the victim of this issue, specifically when there is excess humidity in the location where you use your Opel Mokka. If this is the case, there are few choices available to you and going to your auto mechanic appears to be the easiest and most practical technique. You will have to take off the front grille of your Opel Mokka 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 Opel Mokka, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and change it.

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

Second situation which can provoke a bonnet stuck on Opel Mokka. 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 unlock the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this scenario, 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 portion of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked bonnet of your Opel Mokka. 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 Opel Mokka

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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Opel Mokka, you may encounter 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 Opel Mokka to the opening locker. This cable might become loose after a while. To fix this issue permanently, there is only one solution, change the hood opening cable of your Opel Mokka. 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 Opel Mokka 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 Opel Mokka stuck

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Finally, the last situation is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this case, to unlock the hood of your Opel Mokka, position someone at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Opel Mokka, 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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