Even though vehicles are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most modern cars. Whether you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Toyota Yaris is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Toyota Yaris 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 might discover this content page 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 Yaris.
Trunk lock Toyota Yaris stuck, why?
So let’s start our guideline with the roots of an Toyota Yaris trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most cases it will be the same problems that will be involved.
Toyota Yaris trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Toyota Yaris. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or because of shocks. This issue triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and might as well trigger problems with your rear lights, which may be linked to the same wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Toyota Yaris if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Toyota Yaris is blocked because of an electrical issue.
Toyota Yaris trunk damaged lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Toyota Yaris that is the cause of your issue . In fact, it is possible, over time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You might still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Toyota Yaris trunk
Finally, a last possibility, even though the origin of the issue 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 Yaris?
Now that we have discovered the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Toyota Yaris , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Toyota Yaris with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Toyota Yaris is completely blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical issue. In this case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . Indeed, not everyone knows 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 Yaris .
Open trunk stuck Toyota Yaris with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Toyota Yaris may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Toyota Yaris. This solution might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Toyota Yaris, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Toyota Yaris is blocked due to 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 Yaris , we recommend you to go to your auto mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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