Despite the fact that cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most modern cars. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Peugeot 1007 is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Peugeot 1007 is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will principally focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may find this article 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 Peugeot 1007.
Trunk lock Peugeot 1007 stuck, why?
So let’s start our article with the sources of an Peugeot 1007 trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in many instances it will be the same problems that will be concerned.
Peugeot 1007 trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Peugeot 1007. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may also cause problems with your rear lights, which may be caused by 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 Peugeot 1007 if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Peugeot 1007 is blocked due to an electrical issue.
Peugeot 1007 trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Peugeot 1007 that is the trigger of your issue . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You may still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Peugeot 1007 trunk
At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the issue is generally 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 Peugeot 1007?
Now that we have discovered the different factors for a trunk stuck on Peugeot 1007 , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Peugeot 1007 with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Peugeot 1007 is completely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical issue. In such a case, a remedy 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 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 Peugeot 1007 .
Open trunk stuck Peugeot 1007 with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Peugeot 1007 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Peugeot 1007. This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Peugeot 1007, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Peugeot 1007 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 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 Peugeot 1007 , we recommend you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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