Even though vehicles are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Nissan Armada is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Nissan Armada is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will specifically concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might find this content 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 Nissan Armada.
Trunk lock Nissan Armada stuck, why?
So let’s begin our content page with the sources of an Nissan Armada trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most instances it will be the same problems that will be concerned.
Nissan Armada trunk lock connection wires cut
First cause for a trunk stuck on Nissan Armada. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or caused by 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 linked to the same wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Nissan Armada if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Nissan Armada is blocked caused by an electrical problem.
Nissan Armada trunk damaged lock
The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Nissan Armada that is the cause of your problem . In reality, it is possible, as time passes, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You might still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Nissan Armada trunk
Finally, 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 Nissan Armada?
Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Nissan Armada , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Nissan Armada with the inner lock
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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Nissan Armada is totally blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical problem. In this case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . Indeed, not everyone knows it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that allows 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 Nissan Armada .
Open trunk stuck Nissan Armada with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Nissan Armada may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Nissan Armada. This solution might give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Nissan Armada, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Nissan Armada is blocked because 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 Nissan Armada , we suggest you to go to your auto technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .
In the event that you have any further questions about the Nissan Armada, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Armada category.
