Even though vehicles are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most modern cars. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Fiat 500 is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Fiat 500 is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly focus on closing a blocked safe, but you might 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 Fiat 500.
Trunk lock Fiat 500 stuck, why?
So let’s start our content with the origins of an Fiat 500 trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in most cases it will be the same problems that will be concerned.
Fiat 500 trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Fiat 500. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or caused by shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and might as well bring about problems with your rear lights, which might be caused by 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 Fiat 500 if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Fiat 500 is blocked caused by an electrical issue.
Fiat 500 trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Fiat 500 that is the cause of your issue . In reality, it is possible, with time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the system. You might still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Fiat 500 trunk
At last, a last possibility, even though the source of the issue 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 Fiat 500?
Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Fiat 500 , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Fiat 500 with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Fiat 500 is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, 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 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 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 Fiat 500 .
Open trunk stuck Fiat 500 with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, over time, dust, the trunk closure of your Fiat 500 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Fiat 500. This remedy might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Fiat 500, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Fiat 500 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 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 Fiat 500 , we advise you to go to your auto mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .
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