Despite the fact that vehicles are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern cars. If you’re going on a break, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Volkswagen Polo is a large and very practical space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Volkswagen Polo is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly focus on closing a blocked safe, but you might locate 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 Volkswagen Polo.
Trunk lock Volkswagen Polo stuck, why?
So let’s begin our content with the roots of an Volkswagen Polo trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in many instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Volkswagen Polo trunk lock connection wires cut
First explanation for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Polo. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This issue triggers the outside trunk release handle to not respond and might also cause complications with your rear lights, which might 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 Polo if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Volkswagen Polo is blocked resulting from an electrical issue.
Volkswagen Polo trunk broken lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Volkswagen Polo that is the trigger of your issue . In reality, it is possible, in the long run, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer activates the system. You might still hear the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Volkswagen Polo trunk
Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that the source of the problem is usually 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?
Now that we have found out the different causes for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Polo , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Volkswagen Polo with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Volkswagen Polo is totally blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical issue. In this case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle 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 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 .
Open trunk stuck Volkswagen Polo with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, over time, dust, the trunk closure of your Volkswagen Polo may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Volkswagen Polo. This solution might give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Volkswagen Polo, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Volkswagen Polo 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 Volkswagen Polo , we advise you to go to your auto technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
If you wish more tutorials on the Volkswagen Polo, go to our Volkswagen Polo category.
