Broken Trunk Release? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Craig · 03-13-2013, 07:09 PM

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

~Craig

abutterman · 03-13-2013, 07:14 PM

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.

Craig · 03-13-2013, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by abutterman

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.

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

abutterman · 03-13-2013, 07:29 PM

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

Craig · 03-13-2013, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by abutterman

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

abutterman · 03-13-2013, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

Gonna have to rip that button out

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

strat61caster · 03-13-2013, 07:43 PM

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.

Mr.Corvus · 03-13-2013, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by strat61caster

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.

SloS13 · 03-13-2013, 08:03 PM

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

abutterman · 03-13-2013, 08:31 PM

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

strat61caster · 03-13-2013, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by abutterman

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:

Sigh-on-Rice · 03-13-2013, 08:49 PM

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

abutterman · 03-13-2013, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sigh-on-Rice

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

SubieNate · 03-13-2013, 10:03 PM

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.

Nathan

03-13-2013, 07:09 PM	#1
Craig Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Asphalt FRS Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 338 Thanks: 242 Thanked 191 Times in 66 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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 ~Craig

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abutterman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited - WRB, MT Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 58 Thanked 176 Times in 139 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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.

03-13-2013, 07:29 PM	#4
abutterman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited - WRB, MT Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 58 Thanked 176 Times in 139 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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

03-13-2013, 08:03 PM	#9
SloS13 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S whiteout Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 157 Thanks: 65 Thanked 165 Times in 59 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	dumbest.....button.....ever

03-13-2013, 08:31 PM	#10
abutterman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited - WRB, MT Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 58 Thanked 176 Times in 139 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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

03-13-2013, 10:03 PM	#14
SubieNate Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Ultramarine Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 959 Thanks: 288 Thanked 560 Times in 269 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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. Nathan

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