Even though cars are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most modern cars. Whether you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Chevrolet City Express is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Chevrolet City Express is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will specifically focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may possibly discover 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 Chevrolet City Express.

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Trunk lock Chevrolet City Express stuck, why?

So let’s start our content page with the origins of an Chevrolet City Express trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in most instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.

Chevrolet City Express trunk lock connection wires cut

First explanation for a trunk stuck on Chevrolet City Express. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may possibly as well trigger complications with your rear lights, which may be linked to the same 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 Chevrolet City Express if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Chevrolet City Express is blocked due to an electrical problem.

Chevrolet City Express trunk broken lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Chevrolet City Express that is the cause of your problem . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it may possibly become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the system. You may possibly still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Chevrolet City Express trunk

At last, a last possibility, even though 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 Chevrolet City Express?

Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Chevrolet City Express , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Chevrolet City Express with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Chevrolet City Express 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 fact, not everyone knows it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that allows 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 Chevrolet City Express .

Open trunk stuck Chevrolet City Express with a lubricant spray

Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Chevrolet City Express may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Chevrolet City Express. This solution may possibly give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Chevrolet City Express, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Chevrolet City Express is blocked as a result of 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 Chevrolet City Express , we suggest you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

If you wish more guides on the Chevrolet City Express, go to our Chevrolet City Express category.