Despite the fact that cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most recent vehicles. Whether you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Jeep Renegade is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Jeep Renegade is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will mainly focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may discover 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 Jeep Renegade.

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Trunk lock Jeep Renegade stuck, why?

So let’s commence our article content with the origins of an Jeep Renegade trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, nevertheless in most cases it will be the same problems that will be concerned.

Jeep Renegade trunk lock connection wires cut

First reason for a trunk stuck on Jeep Renegade. 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 respond and may as well cause problems with your rear lights, which may be connected to similar 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 Jeep Renegade if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Jeep Renegade is blocked resulting from an electrical issue.

Jeep Renegade trunk broken lock

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

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

At last, a last possibility, even though the source of the issue is in most cases 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 Jeep Renegade?

Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Jeep Renegade , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Jeep Renegade with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Jeep Renegade 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 . 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 Jeep Renegade .

Open trunk stuck Jeep Renegade with a lubricant spray

Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Jeep Renegade may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Jeep Renegade. This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Jeep Renegade, try to remove the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Jeep Renegade is blocked as a result of a foreign object that got into the lock. In this case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to remove 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 Jeep Renegade , we recommend 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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