Despite the fact that cars are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Renault Kangoo 2 is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Renault Kangoo 2 is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will principally concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may discover 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 Renault Kangoo 2.

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Trunk lock Renault Kangoo 2 stuck, why?

So let’s begin our guideline with the origins of an Renault Kangoo 2 trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.

Renault Kangoo 2 trunk lock connection wires cut

First reason for a trunk stuck on Renault Kangoo 2. 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 respond and may as well trigger complications with your rear lights, which might be linked to the same 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 Renault Kangoo 2 if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Renault Kangoo 2 is blocked resulting from an electrical issue.

Renault Kangoo 2 trunk broken lock

The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Renault Kangoo 2 that is the cause of your issue . In reality, it is possible, over time, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the system. You may still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

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

At last, a last possibility, even though the origin 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 Renault Kangoo 2?

Now that we have discovered the different factors for a trunk stuck on Renault Kangoo 2 , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Renault Kangoo 2 with the inner lock

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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Renault Kangoo 2 is totally 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 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 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 Kangoo 2 .

Open trunk stuck Renault Kangoo 2 with a lubricant spray

Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Renault Kangoo 2 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Renault Kangoo 2. This solution may give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Renault Kangoo 2, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Renault Kangoo 2 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 motor vehicle 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 Kangoo 2 , we advise you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .

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