No matter you’re running rubish, assisting someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume provided by the trunk of your Jeep Grand Cherokee is fundamental. On the other hand, it can happen, sometimes, that your trunk gets stuck, if it is because of a power issues, or a problem with the lock, you will inevitably end up struggling when confronted with this trouble. That’s why we chosen to produce this content page to help you identify how to open the trunk of a Jeep Grand Cherokee from the inside? This should give you a short-term solution to access the trunk while you consider a complete repair. To achieve this, we will first find out why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your Jeep Grand Cherokee from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Jeep Grand Cherokee locked?
We will now see one by one the complications that can make you want to open the safe of your Jeep Grand Cherokee from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Jeep Grand Cherokee trunk
First reason for a locked trunk on your car. It is possible that the wires or the wiring harness of the trunk lock may have been cut by force or because of shocks. This trouble triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also bring about complications with your rear lights which may be connected with the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please browse our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Jeep Grand Cherokee if you don’t know how to verify their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Jeep Grand Cherokee is blocked caused by an electrical trouble.
Broken trunk lock on Jeep Grand Cherokee
The second trouble that may cause you to try to find how to open the trunk of your Jeep Grand Cherokee from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Jeep Grand Cherokee that is at the source of your trouble. As time passes, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer activates the system. You may still listen to the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not turn.
Something’s jammed in the lock
Finally, a last possibility, although the source of the trouble is usually already known. 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 Jeep Grand Cherokee from the inside?
After examining the various reasons why you might want to open the trunk of your Jeep Grand Cherokee from the inside, we will teach you 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 safety. This handle is hidden and many of us are not even informed of its existence. On the other hand, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Jeep Grand Cherokee from the passenger compartment. To discover this “handle” you’ll have to get in the back seat (don’t be reluctant to fold it down for more space), and, at the trunk lock of your Jeep Grand Cherokee (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the entire lock appear. Once this has been achieved, you should identify a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Jeep Grand Cherokee from the inside. Be careful though, on many models if this lever remains 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 you put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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