Even though cars are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern cars. Whether you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Fiat Grande Punto is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Fiat Grande Punto is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will specifically concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may possibly 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 Fiat Grande Punto.
Trunk lock Fiat Grande Punto stuck, why?
So let’s start our guideline with the sources of an Fiat Grande Punto trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in many instances it will be the same problems that will be concerned.
Fiat Grande Punto trunk lock connection wires cut
First cause for a trunk stuck on Fiat Grande Punto. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may possibly as well provoke problems with your rear lights, which may be connected to the same wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Fiat Grande Punto if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Fiat Grande Punto is blocked because of an electrical issue.
Fiat Grande Punto trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Fiat Grande Punto that is the cause of your issue . In fact, it is possible, with time, that it may possibly become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the system. You may possibly still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Fiat Grande Punto trunk
At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that 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 Fiat Grande Punto?
Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Fiat Grande Punto , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Fiat Grande Punto with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Fiat Grande Punto is entirely 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 car use the internal trunk handle . In truth, 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 find 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 Fiat Grande Punto .
Open trunk stuck Fiat Grande Punto with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Fiat Grande Punto 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 Grande Punto. This solution may possibly give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Fiat Grande Punto, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Fiat Grande Punto 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 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 Grande Punto , we suggest 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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