Despite the fact that vehicles are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a large volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Peugeot 806 is a large and very practical space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Peugeot 806 is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will mainly concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may discover 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 806.

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Trunk lock Peugeot 806 stuck, why?

So let’s begin our article with the sources of an Peugeot 806 trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most cases it will be the same problems that will be involved.

Peugeot 806 trunk lock connection wires cut

First explanation for a trunk stuck on Peugeot 806. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may as well trigger 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 806 if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Peugeot 806 is blocked resulting from an electrical issue.

Peugeot 806 trunk damaged lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Peugeot 806 that is the trigger of your issue . In reality, it is possible, with time, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the system. You may still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Peugeot 806 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 806?

Now that we have discovered the different factors for a trunk stuck on Peugeot 806 , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Peugeot 806 with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Peugeot 806 is entirely blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical issue. In this case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . Obviously, not everyone is aware of it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that allows 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 806 .

Open trunk stuck Peugeot 806 with a lubricant spray

Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Peugeot 806 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Peugeot 806. This remedy may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Peugeot 806, try to remove the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Peugeot 806 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 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 806 , we recommend you to go to your auto mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

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