Even though automobiles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most modern vehicles. Whether you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Ford F 150 is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Ford F 150 is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will principally concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may find this article 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 Ford F 150 .
Trunk lock Ford F 150 stuck, why?
So let’s commence our article with the roots of an Ford F 150 trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Ford F 150 trunk lock connection wires cut
First cause for a trunk stuck on Ford F 150 . It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This issue triggers the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may as well provoke complications with your rear lights, which might be linked to the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Ford F 150 if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Ford F 150 is blocked due to an electrical issue.
Ford F 150 trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Ford F 150 that is the trigger of your issue . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You may still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Ford F 150 trunk
At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the problem 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 Ford F 150 ?
Now that we have discovered the different factors for a trunk stuck on Ford F 150 , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Ford F 150 with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Ford F 150 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 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 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 Ford F 150 .
Open trunk stuck Ford F 150 with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Ford F 150 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Ford F 150 . This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Ford F 150 , try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Ford F 150 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 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 Ford F 150 , we suggest you to go to your auto mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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