Even though cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a large volume of transport on most modern vehicles. If you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Nissan Note is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Nissan Note 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 may locate this content 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 Nissan Note.
Trunk lock Nissan Note stuck, why?
So let’s start our content with the origins of an Nissan Note trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, nevertheless in most instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Nissan Note trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Nissan Note. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may as well provoke complications with your rear lights, which may be caused by similar wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Nissan Note if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Nissan Note is blocked because of an electrical problem.
Nissan Note trunk damaged lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Nissan Note that is the trigger of your problem . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You may still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Nissan Note trunk
Finally, 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 Nissan Note?
Now that we have discovered the different factors for a trunk stuck on Nissan Note , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Nissan Note with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Nissan Note is completely 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 car use the internal trunk handle . Obviously, 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 locate 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 Nissan Note .
Open trunk stuck Nissan Note with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Nissan Note 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 Note. This remedy may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Nissan Note, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Nissan Note 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 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 Nissan Note , we recommend 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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