Even though automobiles are tending to become progressively more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on vacation, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Volkswagen Tiguan is a large and very useful space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Volkswagen Tiguan is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly focus on closing a blocked safe, but you might locate 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 Tiguan.
Trunk lock Volkswagen Tiguan stuck, why?
So let’s commence our article with the roots of an Volkswagen Tiguan trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, nevertheless in most instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Volkswagen Tiguan trunk lock connection wires cut
First cause for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Tiguan. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or caused by 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 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 Tiguan if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Volkswagen Tiguan is blocked caused by an electrical issue.
Volkswagen Tiguan trunk damaged lock
The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Volkswagen Tiguan that is the trigger of your issue . In reality, it is possible, over time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, 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 Tiguan trunk
At last, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the issue is in most cases 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 Tiguan?
Now that we have discovered the different causes for a trunk stuck on Volkswagen Tiguan , we will focus on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Volkswagen Tiguan with the inner lock
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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Volkswagen Tiguan is completely blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical issue. In such a case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the car use the internal trunk handle . In actual fact, 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 Tiguan .
Open trunk stuck Volkswagen Tiguan with a lubricant spray
Second remedy. It is possible that, as time passes, dust, the trunk closure of your Volkswagen Tiguan may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Volkswagen Tiguan. This remedy might give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Volkswagen Tiguan, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Volkswagen Tiguan is blocked due to 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 Tiguan , 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 .
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