Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your auto battery, it’s necessary to keep your engine unit in good conditions. Nevertheless, it can appear that the bonnet of your Toyota Scion FR S doesn’t want to open, in such a case, what are your options? This is specifically the concern we will answer in this article and help you to get out of this frustrating position. To do so, we are going to see what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Toyota Scion FR S and then what are the solutions to remedy this problem.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my Toyota Scion FR S? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?

As we revealed earlier, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Toyota Scion FR S, and what solutions are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken Toyota Scion FR S bonnet opening cable

1st case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Toyota Scion FR S resulting from the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or because of a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your bonnet may crumble with time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Despite the fact this is quite rare on newer automobiles, it is not improbable that you could be the victim of this problem, specifically when there is extra humidity in the place where you use your Toyota Scion FR S. If this is the case, there are couple of possibilities available to you and going to your mechanic seems to be the easiest and most practical strategy. You will have to take off the front grille of your Toyota Scion FR S 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 Toyota Scion FR S, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.

How to open the bonnet of my Toyota Scion FR S, even if I have a twisted opening lever?

Second situation which can cause a bonnet stuck on Toyota Scion FR S. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to complete the action 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 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 Toyota Scion FR S. 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 Toyota Scion FR S

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Before last justification of a bonnet stuck on Toyota Scion FR S, you may facing a cable that is starting to have some play. In truth, the bonnet opening mechanism of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Toyota Scion FR S to the opening locker. This cable might become loose with time. To remedy this problem permanently, there is only one option, replace the hood opening cable of your Toyota Scion FR S. 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 Toyota Scion FR S 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 Toyota Scion FR S stuck

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Finally, the last situation is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this instance, to unlock the hood of your Toyota Scion FR S, position someone at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Toyota Scion FR S, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.

If you need more tutorials on the Toyota Scion FR S, go to our Toyota Scion FR S category.