Despite the fact that automobiles are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern cars. If you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Toyota Highlander is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Toyota Highlander is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will specifically focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may discover this article 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 Toyota Highlander.

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Trunk lock Toyota Highlander stuck, why?

So let’s begin our guideline with the origins of an Toyota Highlander trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.

Toyota Highlander trunk lock connection wires cut

First cause for a trunk stuck on Toyota Highlander. 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 cause complications with your rear lights, which may be connected to the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Toyota Highlander if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Toyota Highlander is blocked caused by an electrical issue.

Toyota Highlander trunk broken lock

The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Toyota Highlander that is the trigger of your issue . In fact, it is possible, as time passes, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You may still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Toyota Highlander trunk

At last, a last possibility, even though the source of the problem is in most cases 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 Highlander?

Now that we have discovered the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Toyota Highlander , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Toyota Highlander with the inner lock

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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Toyota Highlander 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 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 Toyota Highlander .

Open trunk stuck Toyota Highlander with a lubricant spray

Second remedy. It is possible that, over time, dust, the trunk closure of your Toyota Highlander may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Toyota Highlander. This remedy may give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Toyota Highlander, try to remove the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Toyota Highlander is blocked because of 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 motor vehicle 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 Highlander , we recommend you to go to your mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .

If you have any additional questions about the Toyota Highlander, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Highlander category.