Despite the fact that cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most recent cars. Whether you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Peugeot 309 is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Peugeot 309 is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will mainly concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may locate 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 309.
Trunk lock Peugeot 309 stuck, why?
So let’s commence our content page with the roots of an Peugeot 309 trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most cases it will be the same problems that will be concerned.
Peugeot 309 trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Peugeot 309. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or caused by shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may as well bring about problems with your rear lights, which might be linked to 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 309 if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Peugeot 309 is blocked caused by an electrical problem.
Peugeot 309 trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Peugeot 309 that is the cause of your problem . In reality, it is possible, in the long run, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You may still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Peugeot 309 trunk
Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that 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 Peugeot 309?
Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Peugeot 309 , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Peugeot 309 with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Peugeot 309 is entirely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In this case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . Indeed, not everyone is aware of it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that enables 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 Peugeot 309 .
Open trunk stuck Peugeot 309 with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Peugeot 309 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Peugeot 309. This remedy may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Peugeot 309, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Peugeot 309 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 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 309 , we suggest you to go to your auto technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
Whenever you have any further questions about the Peugeot 309, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 309 category.
