Even though cars are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern vehicles. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Subaru Legacy is a large and very practical space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Subaru Legacy is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will specifically concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might locate this content 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 Subaru Legacy.
Trunk lock Subaru Legacy stuck, why?
So let’s start our article with the roots of an Subaru Legacy trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Subaru Legacy trunk lock connection wires cut
First cause for a trunk stuck on Subaru Legacy. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and might as well provoke 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 content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Subaru Legacy if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Subaru Legacy is blocked because of an electrical issue.
Subaru Legacy trunk broken lock
The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Subaru Legacy that is the trigger of your issue . In reality, it is possible, with time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You might still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Subaru Legacy trunk
Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the problem is usually 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 Subaru Legacy?
Now that we have found out the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Subaru Legacy , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Subaru Legacy with the inner lock
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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Subaru Legacy is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical issue. In this case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . In fact, 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 Subaru Legacy .
Open trunk stuck Subaru Legacy with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Subaru Legacy may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Subaru Legacy. This remedy might give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Subaru Legacy, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Subaru Legacy 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 Subaru Legacy , we advise you to go to your auto technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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