Despite the fact that cars are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most recent vehicles. Whether you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Jeep Liberty is a large and very practical space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Jeep Liberty is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will specifically focus on closing a blocked safe, but you might discover 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 Jeep Liberty.

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Trunk lock Jeep Liberty stuck, why?

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

Jeep Liberty trunk lock connection wires cut

First cause for a trunk stuck on Jeep Liberty. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This issue triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react 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 article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Jeep Liberty if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Jeep Liberty is blocked resulting from an electrical issue.

Jeep Liberty trunk broken lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Jeep Liberty that is the trigger of your issue . In fact, it is possible, with time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the system. You might still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Jeep Liberty trunk

At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the issue is generally 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 Jeep Liberty?

Now that we have discovered the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Jeep Liberty , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Jeep Liberty with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Jeep Liberty is completely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical issue. In such a 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 locate 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 Jeep Liberty .

Open trunk stuck Jeep Liberty with a lubricant spray

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

Open blocked tailgate Jeep Liberty, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Jeep Liberty is blocked due to a foreign object that got into the lock. In such a 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 Jeep Liberty , we suggest you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

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