Even though automobiles are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most recent cars. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Kia Picanto is a large and very practical space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Kia Picanto 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 possibly locate 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 Kia Picanto.
Trunk lock Kia Picanto stuck, why?
So let’s start our article with the sources of an Kia Picanto trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in many instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Kia Picanto trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Kia Picanto. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may possibly also bring about complications with your rear lights, which might be linked to 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 Kia Picanto if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Kia Picanto is blocked because of an electrical issue.
Kia Picanto trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Kia Picanto that is the cause of your issue . In fact, it is possible, with time, that it may possibly become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the system. You may possibly still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Kia Picanto trunk
At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin 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 Kia Picanto?
Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Kia Picanto , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Kia Picanto with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Kia Picanto is entirely 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 car use the internal trunk handle . In fact, 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 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 Kia Picanto .
Open trunk stuck Kia Picanto with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Kia Picanto may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Kia Picanto. This solution may possibly give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Kia Picanto, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Kia Picanto 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 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 Kia Picanto , we suggest 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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