Despite the fact that vehicles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Dacia Sandero is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Dacia Sandero is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will principally focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may discover this content page 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.
Trunk lock Dacia Sandero stuck, why?
So let’s start our content page with the origins of an Dacia Sandero trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in most cases it will be the same problems that will be involved.
Dacia Sandero trunk lock connection wires cut
First cause for a trunk stuck on Dacia Sandero. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This issue triggers the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may as well bring about problems with your rear lights, which may be connected to similar wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Dacia Sandero if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Dacia Sandero is blocked because of an electrical issue.
Dacia Sandero trunk damaged lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Dacia Sandero that is the cause of your issue . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You may still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Dacia Sandero trunk
At last, a last possibility, even though the source of the issue is in most cases 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 Dacia Sandero?
Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Dacia Sandero , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Dacia Sandero with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Dacia Sandero is totally blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical issue. In such a case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . Obviously, not everyone is aware of it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that enables you to open it from the inside, you will need to locate 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 Dacia Sandero .
Open trunk stuck Dacia Sandero with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Dacia Sandero may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Dacia Sandero. This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Dacia Sandero, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Dacia Sandero is blocked due to a foreign object that got into the lock. In such a case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to remove 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 Dacia Sandero , we suggest you to go to your auto technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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