Even though vehicles are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most modern cars. Whether you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Toyota C HR is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Toyota C HR is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly focus 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 Toyota C HR.
Trunk lock Toyota C HR stuck, why?
So let’s start our article with the sources of an Toyota C HR trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in many instances it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Toyota C HR trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Toyota C HR. 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 respond and may as well bring about 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 page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Toyota C HR if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Toyota C HR is blocked caused by an electrical issue.
Toyota C HR trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Toyota C HR that is the trigger of your issue . In reality, it is possible, with 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 notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Toyota C HR 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 Toyota C HR?
Now that we have found out the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Toyota C HR , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Toyota C HR with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Toyota C HR 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 vehicle use the internal trunk handle . In truth, not everyone is aware of 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 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 Toyota C HR .
Open trunk stuck Toyota C HR with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Toyota C HR may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Toyota C HR. This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Toyota C HR, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Toyota C HR is blocked due to a foreign object that got into the lock. In such a 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 Toyota C HR , 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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