Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your battery, it’s fundamental to keep your engine in good conditions. Although, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Peugeot 308 doesn’t want to open, in such a case, what can you do? This is precisely the question we will answer in this article and assist 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 Peugeot 308 and then what are the solutions to solve this problem.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Peugeot 308? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?
As we described earlier, we will alternately see the causes for a bonnet stuck on your Peugeot 308, and what solutions you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Peugeot 308 bonnet opening cable
First case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Peugeot 308 resulting from the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or as a result of a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your hood may crumble as time passes or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Despite the fact this is quite unusual on newer vehicles, it is not impossible that you could be the victim of this problem, specifically when there is excessive humidity in the area where you use your Peugeot 308. If this is the case, there are few possibilities available to you and going to your mechanic seems the most effective and most practical approach. You will have to take out the front grille of your Peugeot 308 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 part of the bonnet cable of your Peugeot 308, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.
How to open the bonnet of my Peugeot 308, even if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can generate a bonnet stuck on Peugeot 308. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to complete the procedure of opening the cover of your car. After some 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 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 section of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked bonnet of your Peugeot 308. 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 Peugeot 308
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Peugeot 308, 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 Peugeot 308 to the opening locker. This cable might become loose as time passes. To solve this problem completely, there is only one option, replace the hood opening cable of your Peugeot 308. 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 Peugeot 308 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 garage.
Bonnet of my Peugeot 308 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 Peugeot 308, position someone at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Peugeot 308, 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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