Even though vehicles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern vehicles. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Acura MDX is a large and very practical space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Acura MDX is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will specifically concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may possibly find this content useful if you can’t close your trunk anymore. In a first step, we will try to find the motives of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Acura MDX.

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Trunk lock Acura MDX stuck, why?

So let’s commence our content page with the sources of an Acura MDX trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in many instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.

Acura MDX trunk lock connection wires cut

First cause for a trunk stuck on Acura MDX. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or caused by shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may possibly also trigger complications with your rear lights, which may be caused by the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Acura MDX if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Acura MDX is blocked caused by an electrical problem.

Acura MDX trunk broken lock

The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Acura MDX that is the cause of your problem . In fact, it is possible, as time passes, that it may possibly become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the system. You may possibly still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Acura MDX trunk

Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the issue is in most cases 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 a stuck trunk Acura MDX?

Now that we have discovered the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Acura MDX , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Acura MDX with the inner lock

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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Acura MDX is entirely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In this case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . In actual fact, not everyone is aware of it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that enables you to open it from the inside, you will need to find a hole (sometimes hidden at the rear of a plastic cover) in the centre of your tailgate in which you can insert a screwdriver and press on the sides to unlock the trunk lock of your Acura MDX .

Open trunk stuck Acura MDX with a lubricant spray

Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Acura MDX may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Acura MDX. This solution may possibly give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Acura MDX, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Acura MDX is blocked due to a foreign object that got into the lock. In this case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to take out as many plastic covers as possible from the inside of your car in order to have the most open access possible to the lock and try to remove as many foreign objects as possible from the trunk closure using pliers. If you are unable to open the locked trunk of your Acura MDX , we recommend you to go to your auto mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Acura MDX, do not hesitate to consult our Acura MDX category.