Even though automobiles are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Mitsubishi Pajero is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Mitsubishi Pajero is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might discover this content page 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 Mitsubishi Pajero.
Trunk lock Mitsubishi Pajero stuck, why?
So let’s start our content with the roots of an Mitsubishi Pajero trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in many instances it will be the same problems that will be concerned.
Mitsubishi Pajero trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Mitsubishi Pajero. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and might as well cause problems with your rear lights, which might be connected to similar 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 Mitsubishi Pajero if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Mitsubishi Pajero is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.
Mitsubishi Pajero trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Mitsubishi Pajero that is the trigger of your problem . 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 hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Mitsubishi Pajero trunk
Finally, a last possibility, even though the origin 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 Pajero?
Now that we have discovered the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Mitsubishi Pajero , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Mitsubishi Pajero with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Mitsubishi Pajero is completely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. 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 knows it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that enables 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 Pajero .
Open trunk stuck Mitsubishi Pajero with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Mitsubishi Pajero may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Mitsubishi Pajero. This solution might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Mitsubishi Pajero, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Mitsubishi Pajero is blocked because 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 Mitsubishi Pajero , 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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