Despite the fact that cars are tending to become a lot more compact, one is happy to enjoy a substantial volume of transport on most modern vehicles. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Volkswagen Crafter is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Volkswagen Crafter is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will mainly focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may find 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 Volkswagen Crafter.

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Trunk lock Volkswagen Crafter stuck, why?

So let’s begin our content with the origins of an Volkswagen Crafter trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in most cases it will be the same complications that will be involved.

Volkswagen Crafter trunk lock connection wires cut

First explanation for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Crafter. 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 causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may as well provoke complications with your rear lights, which might 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 Volkswagen Crafter if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Volkswagen Crafter is blocked because of an electrical problem.

Volkswagen Crafter trunk damaged lock

The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Volkswagen Crafter that is the trigger of your problem . In reality, it is possible, after a while, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the system. You may still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.

Something’s jammed in the lock of my Volkswagen Crafter trunk

At last, a last possibility, even though the origin of the issue is generally 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 Volkswagen Crafter?

Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Crafter , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Volkswagen Crafter with the inner lock

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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Volkswagen Crafter is totally blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical problem. In such a 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 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 Volkswagen Crafter .

Open trunk stuck Volkswagen Crafter with a lubricant spray

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

Open blocked tailgate Volkswagen Crafter, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Volkswagen Crafter is blocked as a result 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 Volkswagen Crafter , we advise you to go to your mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

Whenever you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Crafter, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Crafter category.