Even though automobiles are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most modern cars. If you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Vauxhall Corsa is a large and very practical space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Vauxhall Corsa is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer in this article. We will principally concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may locate this content 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 Vauxhall Corsa.

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Trunk lock Vauxhall Corsa stuck, why?

So let’s begin our content page with the sources of an Vauxhall Corsa trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, nevertheless in many instances it will be the same complications that will be involved.

Vauxhall Corsa trunk lock connection wires cut

First cause for a trunk stuck on Vauxhall Corsa. 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 react and may as well provoke complications with your rear lights, which may be caused by the same 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 Vauxhall Corsa if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Vauxhall Corsa is blocked caused by an electrical issue.

Vauxhall Corsa trunk broken lock

The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Vauxhall Corsa that is the trigger of your issue . 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 system. You may still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Vauxhall Corsa trunk

At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the issue is generally 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 Vauxhall Corsa?

Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Vauxhall Corsa , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Vauxhall Corsa with the inner lock

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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Vauxhall Corsa is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, 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 is aware of 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 Vauxhall Corsa .

Open trunk stuck Vauxhall Corsa with a lubricant spray

Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Vauxhall Corsa may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Vauxhall Corsa. This remedy may give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Vauxhall Corsa, try to remove the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Vauxhall Corsa is blocked because of a foreign object that got into the lock. In this 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 Vauxhall Corsa , 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 .

In the event that you have any further questions about the Vauxhall Corsa, do not hesitate to consult our Vauxhall Corsa category.