Despite the fact that cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most recent cars. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Chrysler Town & Country is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Chrysler Town & Country is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will specifically concentrate 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 Chrysler Town & Country.
Trunk lock Chrysler Town & Country stuck, why?
So let’s start our content with the roots of an Chrysler Town & Country trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Chrysler Town & Country trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Chrysler Town & Country. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not respond and might also bring about 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 Chrysler Town & Country if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Chrysler Town & Country is blocked because of an electrical problem.
Chrysler Town & Country trunk damaged lock
The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Chrysler Town & Country that is the cause of your problem . In reality, it is possible, as time passes, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the system. You might still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Chrysler Town & Country trunk
At last, a last possibility, even though the source of the issue is generally 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 Chrysler Town & Country?
Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Chrysler Town & Country , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Chrysler Town & Country with the inner lock
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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Chrysler Town & Country is entirely blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical problem. In such a case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . In actual 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 identify 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 Chrysler Town & Country .
Open trunk stuck Chrysler Town & Country with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Chrysler Town & Country may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Chrysler Town & Country. This solution might give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Chrysler Town & Country, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Chrysler Town & Country is blocked because of a foreign object that got into the lock. In such a case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to take out 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 Chrysler Town & Country , we recommend you to go to your mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .
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