Despite the fact that vehicles are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most modern vehicles. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Audi Sq5 is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Audi Sq5 is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will principally focus on closing a blocked safe, but you might find this article 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 Audi Sq5.
Trunk lock Audi Sq5 stuck, why?
So let’s start our content page with the origins of an Audi Sq5 trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Audi Sq5 trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Audi Sq5. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and might also cause complications with your rear lights, which might be caused by similar wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Audi Sq5 if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Audi Sq5 is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.
Audi Sq5 trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Audi Sq5 that is the cause of your problem . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You might still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Audi Sq5 trunk
At last, a last possibility, 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 a stuck trunk Audi Sq5?
Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Audi Sq5 , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Audi Sq5 with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Audi Sq5 is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In this case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . Obviously, not everyone knows 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 behind 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 Audi Sq5 .
Open trunk stuck Audi Sq5 with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, over time, dust, the trunk closure of your Audi Sq5 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Audi Sq5. This remedy might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Audi Sq5, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Audi Sq5 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 remove as many plastic covers as possible from the inside of your motor vehicle 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 Audi Sq5 , we advise you to go to your auto mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Audi Sq5, do not hesitate to consult our Audi Sq5 category.
