Even though cars are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most modern vehicles. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Renault Clio 2 Campus is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Renault Clio 2 Campus is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will principally focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may possibly find this article 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus.

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Trunk lock Renault Clio 2 Campus stuck, why?

So let’s commence our content with the origins of an Renault Clio 2 Campus trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in many instances it will be the same complications that will be involved.

Renault Clio 2 Campus trunk lock connection wires cut

First explanation for a trunk stuck on Renault Clio 2 Campus. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This issue triggers the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may possibly also cause complications with your rear lights, which might be caused by similar wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Renault Clio 2 Campus if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Renault Clio 2 Campus is blocked because of an electrical issue.

Renault Clio 2 Campus trunk broken lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Renault Clio 2 Campus that is the cause of your issue . In reality, it is possible, as time passes, that it may possibly become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You may possibly still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Renault Clio 2 Campus trunk

At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the problem is usually already known. 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus?

Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Renault Clio 2 Campus , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Renault Clio 2 Campus with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Renault Clio 2 Campus is completely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical issue. In this case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle 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 identify 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus .

Open trunk stuck Renault Clio 2 Campus with a lubricant spray

Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Renault Clio 2 Campus may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Renault Clio 2 Campus. This solution may possibly give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Renault Clio 2 Campus, try to remove the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Renault Clio 2 Campus 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 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus , 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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