Even though cars are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern cars. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Mitsubishi Eclipse is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Mitsubishi Eclipse 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 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse.

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Trunk lock Mitsubishi Eclipse stuck, why?

So let’s begin our article content with the origins of an Mitsubishi Eclipse trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most instances it will be the same problems that will be concerned.

Mitsubishi Eclipse trunk lock connection wires cut

First explanation for a trunk stuck on Mitsubishi Eclipse. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may possibly as well cause problems with your rear lights, which might be linked 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Mitsubishi Eclipse is blocked due to an electrical problem.

Mitsubishi Eclipse trunk broken lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Mitsubishi Eclipse that is the trigger of your problem . 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 mechanism. You may possibly still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Mitsubishi Eclipse trunk

Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse?

Now that we have found out the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Mitsubishi Eclipse , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Mitsubishi Eclipse with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Mitsubishi Eclipse is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In such a case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . In truth, 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 behind 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse .

Open trunk stuck Mitsubishi Eclipse with a lubricant spray

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

Open blocked tailgate Mitsubishi Eclipse, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Mitsubishi Eclipse 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 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse , we suggest you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .

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