Despite the fact that cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Fiat Punto is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Fiat Punto is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might discover 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 Punto.
Trunk lock Fiat Punto stuck, why?
So let’s start our content with the roots of an Fiat Punto trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in many instances it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Fiat Punto trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Fiat Punto. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and might as well provoke complications with your rear lights, which might be connected to 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 Fiat Punto if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Fiat Punto is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.
Fiat Punto trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Fiat Punto that is the trigger of your problem . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, 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 Fiat Punto trunk
Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the problem is usually 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 Fiat Punto?
Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Fiat Punto , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Fiat Punto with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Fiat Punto is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, 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 actual 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 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 Punto .
Open trunk stuck Fiat Punto with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Fiat 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 Punto. This remedy might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Fiat Punto, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Fiat 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 Punto , 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 .
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