Even though vehicles are tending to become a lot 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 Vel Satis is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Renault Vel Satis is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will principally concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may discover this content 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 Vel Satis.
Trunk lock Renault Vel Satis stuck, why?
So let’s begin our content page with the roots of an Renault Vel Satis trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in most instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Renault Vel Satis trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Renault Vel Satis. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or caused by shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may as well cause complications with your rear lights, which may be connected to similar wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Renault Vel Satis if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Renault Vel Satis is blocked caused by an electrical issue.
Renault Vel Satis trunk damaged lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Renault Vel Satis that is the trigger of your issue . In fact, it is possible, after a while, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, 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 Renault Vel Satis trunk
At last, a last possibility, even though the source 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 Renault Vel Satis?
Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Renault Vel Satis , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Renault Vel Satis with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Renault Vel Satis is completely 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 knows 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 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 Vel Satis .
Open trunk stuck Renault Vel Satis with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Renault Vel Satis may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Renault Vel Satis. This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Renault Vel Satis, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Renault Vel Satis 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 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 Renault Vel Satis , we advise 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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