Even though cars are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a large volume of transport on most modern cars. Whether you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Volkswagen Golf 7 is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Volkswagen Golf 7 is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will principally concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you may find this content page 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 Volkswagen Golf 7.

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Trunk lock Volkswagen Golf 7 stuck, why?

So let’s start our content page with the origins of an Volkswagen Golf 7 trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, nevertheless in most instances it will be the same complications that will be involved.

Volkswagen Golf 7 trunk lock connection wires cut

First cause for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Golf 7. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or caused by shocks. This problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may as well provoke complications with your rear lights, which may be caused by similar wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Volkswagen Golf 7 if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Volkswagen Golf 7 is blocked caused by an electrical problem.

Volkswagen Golf 7 trunk broken lock

The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Volkswagen Golf 7 that is the cause of your problem . In fact, 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 Volkswagen Golf 7 trunk

At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the problem 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 Golf 7?

Now that we have found out the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Golf 7 , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.

Opening a stuck trunk Volkswagen Golf 7 with the inner lock

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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Volkswagen Golf 7 is totally 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 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 Volkswagen Golf 7 .

Open trunk stuck Volkswagen Golf 7 with a lubricant spray

Second remedy. It is possible that, over time, dust, the trunk closure of your Volkswagen Golf 7 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Volkswagen Golf 7. This remedy may give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.

Open blocked tailgate Volkswagen Golf 7, try to take out the foreign object

Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Volkswagen Golf 7 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 Volkswagen Golf 7 , we suggest you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .

Whenever you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Golf 7, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Golf 7 category.