If you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume offered by the trunk of your Hyundai Elantra is fundamental. However, it can happen, sometimes, that your trunk gets stuck, whether it is because of a power failure, or a problem with the lock, you will unavoidably end up in trouble when confronted with this issue. That’s why we chosen to write this article content to help you identify how to open the trunk of a Hyundai Elantra from the inside? This should give you a temporary solution to access the trunk while you reflect on a complete repair. To accomplish this, we will first discover why the trunk of your car is blocked, and furthermore, how to open the trunk of your Hyundai Elantra from the interior.

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Why is the trunk of your Hyundai Elantra locked?

We will now see one at a time the problems that can make you want to open the safe of your Hyundai Elantra from the inside.

Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Hyundai Elantra trunk

First cause for a locked trunk on your car. It is likely that the wires or the wiring harness of the trunk lock may have been cut by force or because of shocks. This issue triggers the outside trunk release handle to not act in response and may also generate problems with your rear lights which may be linked with the same wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our article content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Hyundai Elantra if you don’t know how to test their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Hyundai Elantra is blocked because of an electrical issue.

Broken trunk lock on Hyundai Elantra

The second issue that may cause you to look for how to open the trunk of your Hyundai Elantra from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Hyundai Elantra that is at the origin of your issue. With time, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You may still notice the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not spin.

Something’s jammed in the lock

Finally, a last situation, despite the fact that the origin of the issue is usually already established. It is possible that you have something (a bag for example, a jacket, leaves…) stuck in the lock of your trunk and that this foreign body keeps it in the closed position.

How to open trunk Hyundai Elantra from the inside?

After going over the various reasons why you might want to open the trunk of your Hyundai Elantra from the inside, we will explain how to do it in practice.

You may not be aware of it, but there is an internal handle on your trunk, which is there for basic safety. This handle is hidden and many people are not even conscious of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Hyundai Elantra from the passenger compartment. To identify this “handle” you’ll have to get in the back seat (don’t hesitate to fold it down for more space), and, at the trunk lock of your Hyundai Elantra (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the complete lock appear. Once this has been conducted, you should identify a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Hyundai Elantra from the inside. Be careful though, on many models if this lever keeps in the open position you will not be able to lock your trunk when locking your car with the central locking system. So make sure to put it back in position once you close your trunk.

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