Broken Trunk Release?
 

Simple situation, both my trunk release on my key/in car no longer release the trunk. It doesn't beep like it used to and the only way to get the damned thing open now is to pull down the back seats and crawl over to it to pop it with the emergency release. Anyone have a similar problem? Is it a fuze or a defective piece?

Going in for my free 7500 mile oil/tire rotation soon, so I will address it then, it'd be nice if I could save them the trouble and tell them what to fix before I get there. Those techs tend to take a longer than usual time with my car :eyebulge:

:thanks::thanks:

~Craig

pop the trunk open with your key (there's a key hole by the license plate lights) and check the button on the inside of the trunk on the left side near the tail lights. If that button is pressed in, the power release will not work. just press the button so it releases and the button inside the car and on your key should work again.

:bonk::bonk: If that's it ... I'm gonna check after class.

lol probably is. i did that once when i first got mine and was like what the fuuuuck then realized i saw some stupid button in the trunk. I have no clue what it's actual purpose is besides getting people confused but yea that button disables the release from both the key and inside the car

Gonna have to rip that button out :thumbdown:

haha yea i was thinking about ghetto rigging some kind of cap or something to put over it. gets pretty annoying when there's things in the trunk that slide around and hit it

It's a valet button so when you hand the keys over to someone they don't go rifling through your trunk while you're away.

That makes a helluva lot more sense than what I thought it was for.

dumbest.....button.....ever

yea it's pretty stupid. the only way it's useful ever is if you actually have your valet key on you which most people never do an if you remember to push the button when you get out. 99% of the time it's just the pain in the ass button

As evidenced by this post it is still valid if you don't have your valet key. (The regular key will work if you use it to open the trunk but if the owners can't figure it out, what are the odds a valet will?)

The things you learn reading the manual that came with the car.

:happy0180:

They come up with this button when they don't put a lock on the glove compartment. :p

i was actually just thinking that lol you would have to actually carry the valet key around. can't even lock it in the glove box

Ha! This happened to me last night. I didn't even know there was a key thing on the trunk. Had to get a flashlight out and look underneath the edge there. :D

Nathan