Even though vehicles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most recent cars. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your GMC Yukon is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your GMC Yukon is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will principally 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 GMC Yukon.

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Trunk lock GMC Yukon stuck, why?

So let’s commence our article content with the origins of an GMC Yukon trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most instances it will be the same complications that will be involved.

GMC Yukon trunk lock connection wires cut

First cause for a trunk stuck on GMC Yukon. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or caused by shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and might also provoke complications with your rear lights, which might be caused by the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on GMC Yukon if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your GMC Yukon is blocked caused by an electrical problem.

GMC Yukon trunk broken lock

The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your GMC Yukon that is the trigger of your problem . In reality, it is possible, over 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 GMC Yukon trunk

At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the problem is generally 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 GMC Yukon?

Now that we have found out the different reasons for a trunk stuck on GMC Yukon , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk GMC Yukon with the inner lock

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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your GMC Yukon 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 car 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 GMC Yukon .

Open trunk stuck GMC Yukon with a lubricant spray

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

Open blocked tailgate GMC Yukon, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your GMC Yukon 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 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 GMC Yukon , we suggest you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

If you need more tutorials on the GMC Yukon, go to our GMC Yukon category.