FRS trunk not opening - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

lorip713 · 06-09-2019, 10:49 AM

I have another post floating around here somewhere. I was away for awhile and now back dealing with the same issue. My trunk won’t open. I pulled the back seat down. The valet mode button is off. You can hear the trunk pop when you push the trunk button on the key fob but nothing happens. The emergency pull doesn’t work. It won’t open with the key. Any suggestions before I go back to the dealer. It’s a 2013. Thanks.

p1l0t · 06-09-2019, 11:01 AM

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I have another post floating around here somewhere. I was away for awhile and now back dealing with the same issue. My trunk won’t open. I pulled the back seat down. The valet mode button is off. You can hear the trunk pop when you push the trunk button on the key fob but nothing happens. The emergency pull doesn’t work. It won’t open with the key. Any suggestions before I go back to the dealer. It’s a 2013. Thanks.

I think if the key and the emergency pull won't open it you need to go to the dealer.

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Dake · 06-09-2019, 11:37 AM

Yeah - the emergency pull not working is weird. That's a direct, mechanical connection to the release mechanism. It's odd that you can hear it unlatch but it still doesn't.

PetrolioBenzina · 06-09-2019, 12:18 PM

Stupid questions. Once you hear it unlock, have you tried pulling/pushing the lid open? Have you tried lubing the latch? It may not be opening enough to release.

humfrz · 06-09-2019, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lorip713

I have another post floating around here somewhere. I was away for awhile and now back dealing with the same issue. My trunk won’t open. I pulled the back seat down. The valet mode button is off. You can hear the trunk pop when you push the trunk button on the key fob but nothing happens. The emergency pull doesn’t work. It won’t open with the key. Any suggestions before I go back to the dealer. It’s a 2013. Thanks.

OK.

Are you sure the latching mechanism is being released?

Insure that opener lever inside the car has returned to its down position?

Are you pushing the valet switch the "open" way?

Insure that you are pulling the emergency rip cord the proper way?

OK, now that you are sure the latch is releasing, I suggest the following:

* have someone push and hold the trunk button the FOB, while you are aggressively pushing down and pulling up on the trunk lid.

* if that don't work have someone hold the button down, while you crawl into the trunk space and pound "up" in the trunk lid from the inside.

Iffen none of that works, either break out a crowbar or take it into a shop.

Let us know when you get it open -

humfrz

soundman98 · 06-09-2019, 01:51 PM

i would suggest putting some pressure on the trunk lid while hitting the trunk button on the remote. sometimes it can be latched too tightly.

lorip713 · 06-10-2019, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

Stupid questions. Once you hear it unlock, have you tried pulling/pushing the lid open? Have you tried lubing the latch? It may not be opening enough to release.

I’m not even sure how to do that. I don’t see anything to lube instead the trunk.
Just a black box covering where the latch might be.

lorip713 · 06-10-2019, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

i would suggest putting some pressure on the trunk lid while hitting the trunk button on the remote. sometimes it can be latched too tightly.

Tried this. Didn’t work.

jordan7831 · 06-10-2019, 05:50 PM

Are you able to get into the trunk from the cabin and using a screwdriver to move the lock over to one side to release the mechanism?

humfrz · 06-10-2019, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lorip713

Tried this. Didn’t work.

Well, lorip713, did you get your trunk open??

humfrz

p1l0t · 06-11-2019, 01:07 PM

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Well, lorip713, did you get your trunk open??

humfrz

Would be nice, it's getting hot in here.

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humfrz · 06-11-2019, 01:41 PM

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Would be nice, it's getting hot in here.

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Hang on, Bubba is going to send his son out to open it up -

humfrz

soundman98 · 06-11-2019, 10:28 PM

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Hang on, Bubba is going to send his son out to open it up -

humfrz

wow. JUST SAY NO to tool-on-tool violence!

06-09-2019, 10:49 AM	#1
lorip713 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: New Jersey Posts: 29 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	FRS trunk not opening I have another post floating around here somewhere. I was away for awhile and now back dealing with the same issue. My trunk won’t open. I pulled the back seat down. The valet mode button is off. You can hear the trunk pop when you push the trunk button on the key fob but nothing happens. The emergency pull doesn’t work. It won’t open with the key. Any suggestions before I go back to the dealer. It’s a 2013. Thanks.

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