Please Help! Trunk Lock Out Problem - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Goodcake · 11-23-2022, 02:55 AM

Need help bad! I activated the Trunk Lock out feature so only the key will open it and locked the key in the trunk.... I know total failure.. is there anything i can do? Also the spare key seems to just be for valet and wont open the trunk either....

dragoontwo · 11-23-2022, 06:29 AM

Undo the latches for the rear seat and crawl back there.

AJ32162 · 11-23-2022, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Goodcake

Need help bad! I activated the Trunk Lock out feature so only the key will open it and locked the key in the trunk.... I know total failure.. is there anything i can do? Also the spare key seems to just be for valet and wont open the trunk either....

Try this:

Sapphireho · 11-23-2022, 11:23 AM

Car came with 2 regular keys and 1 valet key.

DarkPira7e · 11-23-2022, 11:24 AM

I accidentally locked my key in the trunk once. Ended up prying hard enough on the seat back to bend the frame and reach the pull straps to drop the rear seat. It was a lesson I remember every time I have to try and latch the rear seat back upright haha.

Sasquachulator · 11-24-2022, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AJ32162

Try this:

Was that switch not accessible or something in the early cars?

I also know they didnt provide an external trunk opening button until later as well.
when the car first came out the only way to open the trunk was through the keyfob right?

orz · 11-24-2022, 03:04 AM

You could buy an ebay key like one of those keyfobs, then get it cut at the dealership. They charge about 20bucks. It wont start your car unless you program it but i'll open your trunk.

x808drifter · 11-24-2022, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

Was that switch not accessible or something in the early cars?

I also know they didnt provide an external trunk opening button until later as well.
when the car first came out the only way to open the trunk was through the keyfob right?

IDK my cars trunk can open with the keyfob, the key, a button on then dash, and the mentioned buttons on the rear seats. Been that way since the factory. 2013 old enough to part of the recall.

Goodcake · 11-24-2022, 08:20 AM

Thanks for the help everyone! unfortunately my car only came with one key fob and a valet key so i was SOL but that seat trick worked like a charm.

DarkPira7e · 11-24-2022, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by x808drifter

IDK my cars trunk can open with the keyfob, the key, a button on then dash, and the mentioned buttons on the rear seats. Been that way since the factory. 2013 old enough to part of the recall.

Same case with my 2013. Fob, dash button, key access under trunk garnish. I was actually surprised that there's no trunk release button on the interior for my 2019 Impreza. I didn't know about those seat buttons, I checked mine just now and they work, hahaha.

Sasquachulator · 11-24-2022, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by x808drifter

IDK my cars trunk can open with the keyfob, the key, a button on then dash, and the mentioned buttons on the rear seats. Been that way since the factory. 2013 old enough to part of the recall.

i see

It must have been something i read or heard about where you couldnt folddown the trunk from inside, had to be from inside the trunk.

People must have overlooked those buttons cuz i definately saw them when i got my 86 and was like....I can drop the seat from inside.......i thought that wasnt a thing.

Tcoat · 11-24-2022, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

Was that switch not accessible or something in the early cars?

I also know they didnt provide an external trunk opening button until later as well.
when the car first came out the only way to open the trunk was through the keyfob right?

That hack has always been around. You just had to know to pull the cover to get to it
There has always been a dash button on all versions
The button always existed with the keyless entry cars. That would be BRZs and Special Edition FRS until Toyota did two trims on the 86.
The trunk has always been able to opened with the key no matter what year or model.

Sapphireho · 11-24-2022, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

That hack has always been around. You just had to know to pull the cover to get to it
There has always been a dash button on all versions
The button always existed with the keyless entry cars. That would be BRZs and Special Edition FRS until Toyota did two trims on the 86.
The trunk has always been able to opened with the key no matter what year or model.

I'm confused. Didn't they all have keyless entry? My '15 base has keyless entry and a trunk button on the fob.

soundman98 · 11-24-2022, 08:54 PM

LIFE HACK!

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Goodcake Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Drives: None Location: Oregon Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks for the help everyone! unfortunately my car only came with one key fob and a valet key so i was SOL but that seat trick worked like a charm.

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