Despite the fact that cars are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Honda Element is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Honda Element is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will mainly focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may possibly find this article 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 Honda Element.
Trunk lock Honda Element stuck, why?
So let’s commence our article content with the origins of an Honda Element trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most cases it will be the same problems that will be concerned.
Honda Element trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Honda Element. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may possibly as well trigger 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 article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Honda Element if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Honda Element is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.
Honda Element trunk damaged lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Honda Element that is the cause of your problem . In fact, it is possible, as time passes, that it may possibly become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You may possibly still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Honda Element trunk
At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source 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 Honda Element?
Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Honda Element , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Honda Element with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Honda Element is entirely 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 vehicle use the internal trunk handle . Obviously, not everyone knows 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 Honda Element .
Open trunk stuck Honda Element with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Honda Element may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Honda Element. This solution may possibly give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Honda Element, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Honda Element 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 Honda Element , 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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