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 maintain your engine motor in good conditions. But, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Toyota Yaris doesn’t want to open, in this case, what can you do? This is specifically the concern we will answer today and help you get out of this annoying situation. To do this, we are going to see what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Toyota Yaris and then what are the possibilities to solve this trouble.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Toyota Yaris? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we described before, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Toyota Yaris, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Toyota Yaris bonnet opening cable
1st case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Toyota Yaris as a consequence of the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or as a result of a failure, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your hood may fall apart after a while or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Nevertheless this is quite rare on newer vehicles, it is not inconceivable that you could be the victim of this trouble, specifically when there is excess humidity in the region where you use your Toyota Yaris. If this is the case, there are couple of possibilities available to you and going to your auto mechanic seems to be the most simple and most practical strategy. You will have to remove the front grille of your Toyota Yaris to gain access to 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 out the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Toyota Yaris, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and change it.
How to open the bonnet of my Toyota Yaris, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can provoke a bonnet stuck on Toyota Yaris. 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. 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 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 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 Toyota Yaris. 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 Toyota Yaris
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Toyota Yaris, 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 Toyota Yaris to the opening locker. This cable might become loose after a while. To solve this trouble once and for all, there is only one solution, change the hood opening cable of your Toyota Yaris. However, you will need a one-off solution in order to be able to open the cover of your car, you will have to request someone to help you. Position the person at the front of your Toyota Yaris 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 mechanic.
Bonnet of my Toyota Yaris stuck
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Finally, the last situation is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In such a case, to unlock the hood of your Toyota Yaris, position someone at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Toyota Yaris, 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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