Even though cars are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most recent cars. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Hyundai Veloster is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Hyundai Veloster is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may find 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 Hyundai Veloster.
Trunk lock Hyundai Veloster stuck, why?
So let’s start our article with the origins of an Hyundai Veloster trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in many instances it will be the same problems that will be concerned.
Hyundai Veloster trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Hyundai Veloster. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may as well cause problems with your rear lights, which might be caused by the same wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Hyundai Veloster if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Hyundai Veloster is blocked resulting from an electrical issue.
Hyundai Veloster trunk broken lock
The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Hyundai Veloster that is the trigger of your issue . In reality, it is possible, in the long run, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the system. You may still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Hyundai Veloster trunk
Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the issue 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 Hyundai Veloster?
Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Hyundai Veloster , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Hyundai Veloster with the inner lock
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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Hyundai Veloster is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical issue. In such a 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 allows you to open it from the inside, you will need to identify 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 Hyundai Veloster .
Open trunk stuck Hyundai Veloster with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Hyundai Veloster may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Hyundai Veloster. This remedy may give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Hyundai Veloster, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Hyundai Veloster is blocked as a result of a foreign object that got into the lock. In such a case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to remove 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 Hyundai Veloster , we advise 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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