Even though automobiles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Toyota Camry is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Toyota Camry is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may find 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 Toyota Camry.
Trunk lock Toyota Camry stuck, why?
So let’s begin our article with the origins of an Toyota Camry trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in many instances it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Toyota Camry trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Toyota Camry. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also 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 Toyota Camry if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Toyota Camry is blocked due to an electrical problem.
Toyota Camry trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Toyota Camry that is the cause of your problem . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it may 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 still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Toyota Camry trunk
At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the issue is usually 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 Camry?
Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Toyota Camry , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Toyota Camry with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Toyota Camry is entirely 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 vehicle use the internal trunk handle . Obviously, 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 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 Camry .
Open trunk stuck Toyota Camry with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Toyota Camry may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Toyota Camry. This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Toyota Camry, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Toyota Camry 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 Camry , we suggest you to go to your auto technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
To find more tips on the Toyota Camry, take a look at the Toyota Camry category.
