Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your battery, it’s important to keep your engine in good conditions. But, it can happen that the bonnet of your Volvo XC60 doesn’t want to open, in cases like this, what can you do? This is precisely the query we will answer in this article and help you get out of this frustrating position. To do this, we are going to discover what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Volvo XC60 and then what are the possibilities to remedy this trouble.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my Volvo XC60? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?

As we described previously, we will alternately see the causes for a bonnet stuck on your Volvo XC60, and what possibilities you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken Volvo XC60 bonnet opening cable

1st case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Volvo XC60 as a consequence of the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or due to 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. Although this is quite unusual on newer cars, it is not improbable that you could be the victim of this trouble, specifically when there is extra humidity in the location where you use your Volvo XC60. If this is the case, there are few possibilities existing to you and going to your mechanic appears to be the easiest and most practical approach. You will have to take off the front grille of your Volvo XC60 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 Volvo XC60, get rid of it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and change it.

How to open the bonnet of my Volvo XC60, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?

Second possibility which can generate a bonnet stuck on Volvo XC60. 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. With 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 section of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked hood of your Volvo XC60. 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 Volvo XC60

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Before last justification of a bonnet stuck on Volvo XC60, 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 Volvo XC60 to the opening locker. This cable may become loose as time passes. To solve this trouble once and for all, there is only one alternative, change the hood opening cable of your Volvo XC60. 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 Volvo XC60 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 garage.

Bonnet of my Volvo XC60 stuck

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Finally, the last case is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In such a case, to unlock the hood of your Volvo XC60, position someone at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Volvo XC60, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.

If you want more tutorials on the Volvo XC60, go to our Volvo XC60 category.