Even though vehicles are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most modern cars. Whether you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Toyota Auris 2 is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Toyota Auris 2 is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer today. We will specifically concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may possibly find 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 Toyota Auris 2.

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Trunk lock Toyota Auris 2 stuck, why?

So let’s begin our article content with the sources of an Toyota Auris 2 trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.

Toyota Auris 2 trunk lock connection wires cut

First explanation for a trunk stuck on Toyota Auris 2. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may possibly have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may possibly as well trigger 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 page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Toyota Auris 2 if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Toyota Auris 2 is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.

Toyota Auris 2 trunk broken lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Toyota Auris 2 that is the trigger of your problem . In fact, it is possible, as time passes, that it may possibly become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You may possibly still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Toyota Auris 2 trunk

At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the problem is generally 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 Toyota Auris 2?

Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Toyota Auris 2 , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Toyota Auris 2 with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Toyota Auris 2 is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In this case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . In truth, 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 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 Toyota Auris 2 .

Open trunk stuck Toyota Auris 2 with a lubricant spray

Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Toyota Auris 2 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Toyota Auris 2. This remedy may possibly give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Toyota Auris 2, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Toyota Auris 2 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 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 Toyota Auris 2 , we recommend you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

If you want more tutorials on the Toyota Auris 2, go to our Toyota Auris 2 category.