Even though vehicles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most modern vehicles. Whether you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly 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 motives of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70.
Trunk lock Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 stuck, why?
So let’s begin our article content with the origins of an Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may as well provoke complications with your rear lights, which might be linked 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 Land Cruiser Serie 70 if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 is blocked because of an electrical problem.
Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 that is the trigger of your problem . In reality, it is possible, as time passes, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You may still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 trunk
At last, a last possibility, even though 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70?
Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 is entirely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In such a case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . In actual 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 find 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 Land Cruiser Serie 70 .
Open trunk stuck Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70. This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 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 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 Land Cruiser Serie 70 , we advise you to go to your mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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