Even though cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Opel Adam is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Opel Adam 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 might 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 Opel Adam.
Trunk lock Opel Adam stuck, why?
So let’s commence our guideline with the sources of an Opel Adam trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Opel Adam trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Opel Adam. 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 react and might also trigger complications with your rear lights, which might be connected 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 Opel Adam if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Opel Adam is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.
Opel Adam trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Opel Adam that is the trigger of your problem . In reality, it is possible, after a while, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the system. You might still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Opel Adam trunk
Finally, a last possibility, even though the source of the problem 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 Opel Adam?
Now that we have found out the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Opel Adam , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Opel Adam with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Opel Adam is entirely blocked, the external handle may be broken, 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 Opel Adam .
Open trunk stuck Opel Adam with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, over time, dust, the trunk closure of your Opel Adam may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Opel Adam. This solution might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Opel Adam, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Opel Adam is blocked due to 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 Opel Adam , we recommend you to go to your mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .
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