Despite the fact that cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a large volume of transport on most recent vehicles. Whether you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Peugeot 4007 is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Peugeot 4007 is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will specifically concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might find this content page 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 4007.
Trunk lock Peugeot 4007 stuck, why?
So let’s begin our content with the sources of an Peugeot 4007 trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, nevertheless in most cases it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Peugeot 4007 trunk lock connection wires cut
First cause for a trunk stuck on Peugeot 4007. 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 provoke complications with your rear lights, which might be connected to similar 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 Peugeot 4007 if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Peugeot 4007 is blocked caused by an electrical problem.
Peugeot 4007 trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Peugeot 4007 that is the trigger of your problem . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You might still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Peugeot 4007 trunk
Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin 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 Peugeot 4007?
Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Peugeot 4007 , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Peugeot 4007 with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Peugeot 4007 is completely 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 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 4007 .
Open trunk stuck Peugeot 4007 with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Peugeot 4007 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Peugeot 4007. This remedy might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Peugeot 4007, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Peugeot 4007 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 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 4007 , we suggest you to go to your mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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