Even though cars are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a large volume of transport on most modern vehicles. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will specifically concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might locate this content useful if you can’t close your trunk anymore. In a first step, we will try to find the causes of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Citroen C3 Aircross.

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Trunk lock Citroen C3 Aircross stuck, why?

So let’s begin our article with the roots of an Citroen C3 Aircross trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in many instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.

Citroen C3 Aircross trunk lock connection wires cut

First cause for a trunk stuck on Citroen C3 Aircross. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or caused by shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and might as well trigger 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 content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Citroen C3 Aircross if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Citroen C3 Aircross is blocked caused by an electrical problem.

Citroen C3 Aircross trunk damaged lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross that is the trigger of your problem . In reality, it is possible, as time passes, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You might still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Citroen C3 Aircross 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 Citroen C3 Aircross?

Now that we have discovered the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Citroen C3 Aircross , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Citroen C3 Aircross with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Citroen C3 Aircross is completely blocked, the external handle may be damaged, 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 truth, not everyone is aware of it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that allows you to open it from the inside, you will need to locate 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 Citroen C3 Aircross .

Open trunk stuck Citroen C3 Aircross with a lubricant spray

Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Citroen C3 Aircross may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Citroen C3 Aircross. This solution might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Citroen C3 Aircross, try to remove the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross 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 Citroen C3 Aircross , we suggest you to go to your auto technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .

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