Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 54 plate 1.6 bonnet lock faulty. i cant believe it, i have just fixed the boot lock on this car and straight away the bonnet lock breaks on the same day, i am putting the key in, i turn it left it just clicks and nothing happensbonnet stays locked, it worked the day before without problem wasnt stiff or anything like that, as far as i can see into the grill it has In this situation, a remedy is to use multi-function clamps and in the gap between the bonnet and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted part of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked bonnet of your Ford Tourneo. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or change it with a new one.

After completing some remedial work on the front bumper and when putting all the components back together the last task was to close the bonnet lid . I inserted the key at the front grille and turned it both left and then right but the bonnet refused to release. This I believe is a common fault with the C Max .

If you're wondering I'm a part time mechanic and know about cars, No I don't. Recently we had to take our car to the garage to get some work done. As the Mec 1. Put the car inside a garage where the temperature is above +5 Celsius degree, and wait for one hour for thawing the bonnet locking mechanism. 2. Spray an antifreeze product into the key hole of the bonnet locking mechanism in order to thawing it. Try again to release the catch. Components you will need to remove to open bonnet (and how) without breaking your grill. In the event the lock turns but doesn't click and undo the bonnet m . 864 586 390 541 467 791 330 772

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