Even though cars are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a large volume of transport on most modern vehicles. Whether you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Fiat Stilo is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Fiat Stilo is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will principally concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might find this content useful if you can’t close your trunk anymore. In a first step, we will try to find the motives of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Fiat Stilo.

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Trunk lock Fiat Stilo stuck, why?

So let’s start our content with the origins of an Fiat Stilo trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be concerned.

Fiat Stilo trunk lock connection wires cut

First cause for a trunk stuck on Fiat Stilo. 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 respond and might also cause 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 content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Fiat Stilo if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Fiat Stilo is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.

Fiat Stilo trunk damaged lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Fiat Stilo that is the trigger of your problem . In reality, it is possible, after a while, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You might still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Fiat Stilo trunk

Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the issue is in most cases 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 Stilo?

Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Fiat Stilo , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Fiat Stilo with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Fiat Stilo is totally blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical problem. In this case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the car 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 find 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 Stilo .

Open trunk stuck Fiat Stilo with a lubricant spray

Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Fiat Stilo may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Fiat Stilo. This solution might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Fiat Stilo, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Fiat Stilo is blocked as a result 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 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 Fiat Stilo , we recommend you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

If you want more guides on the Fiat Stilo, go to our Fiat Stilo category.