Even though vehicles are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a large volume of transport on most recent cars. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Volkswagen Polo 4 is a large and very important space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Volkswagen Polo 4 is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer today. We will mainly 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 motives of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Volkswagen Polo 4.
Trunk lock Volkswagen Polo 4 stuck, why?
So let’s begin our article with the origins of an Volkswagen Polo 4 trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most cases it will be the same problems that will be involved.
Volkswagen Polo 4 trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Polo 4. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may as well cause problems with your rear lights, which might be connected to similar wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Volkswagen Polo 4 if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Volkswagen Polo 4 is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.
Volkswagen Polo 4 trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Volkswagen Polo 4 that is the trigger 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 triggers the system. You may still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Volkswagen Polo 4 trunk
At last, a last possibility, even though the source 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 Volkswagen Polo 4?
Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Polo 4 , we will concentrate on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Volkswagen Polo 4 with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Volkswagen Polo 4 is entirely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical problem. In this case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . Obviously, 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 identify 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 Polo 4 .
Open trunk stuck Volkswagen Polo 4 with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, over time, dust, the trunk closure of your Volkswagen Polo 4 may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Volkswagen Polo 4. This remedy may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Volkswagen Polo 4, try to remove the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Volkswagen Polo 4 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 remove as many plastic covers as possible from the inside of your motor vehicle 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 Polo 4 , we suggest you to go to your auto mechanic who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Polo 4, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Polo 4 category.
