Despite the fact that vehicles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern cars. If you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Dacia Sandero 2 is a large and very practical space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Dacia Sandero 2 is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will specifically focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may discover this article 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 Dacia Sandero 2.

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Trunk lock Dacia Sandero 2 stuck, why?

So let’s begin our content page with the origins of an Dacia Sandero 2 trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.

Dacia Sandero 2 trunk lock connection wires cut

First cause for a trunk stuck on Dacia Sandero 2. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may as well bring about complications with your rear lights, which may be linked to 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 Dacia Sandero 2 if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Dacia Sandero 2 is blocked due to an electrical issue.

Dacia Sandero 2 trunk damaged lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Dacia Sandero 2 that is the trigger of your issue . In reality, it is possible, as time passes, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the system. You may still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Dacia Sandero 2 trunk

Finally, a last possibility, even though the source of the problem is usually 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 Dacia Sandero 2?

Now that we have discovered the different factors for a trunk stuck on Dacia Sandero 2 , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Dacia Sandero 2 with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Dacia Sandero 2 is totally blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical issue. In this case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . In fact, 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 Dacia Sandero 2 .

Open trunk stuck Dacia Sandero 2 with a lubricant spray

Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Dacia Sandero 2 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Dacia Sandero 2. This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Dacia Sandero 2, try to remove the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Dacia Sandero 2 is blocked because of 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 Dacia Sandero 2 , we advise you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .

If you need more guides on the Dacia Sandero 2, go to our Dacia Sandero 2 category.