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Trunk will not latch on my 2006 VW Passat. Have tried to diagnose and resolve the problem myself with little luck. Tried fumbling with latching mechanism to diagnose problem with no luck. Currently have trunk lid bungeed to car to keep it secure but am unable to repair the problem.
Looking for insight if not a valid repair option for repairing the mechanism on the trunk to get it to latch.
I had this problem with an older vw. The latching mechanism was stiff and too slow to catch the post. Try generous amounts of lubricating oil such as WD40 and repeated moving of the mechanism with your fingers before adjusting the latch position with washers. It should be lined up and not need adjusting unless you have hit something.
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You have to replace the latch of your trunk. The contact is in the latch and most of the time you have to change the wire and the connector because they are oxided and make a resistance.
If I remember well you cannot remove any fuse to solve your problem because the fuse will affect some interior lamps and door lock system.
this always happens to my 06 passat when its really cold, im talking 0 or lower. i try not to open the trunk in the winter if i can help it. Its annoying but in the summer i have no problems. I have herd of alot of other people having this problem, VW knows about it and dosnt think its a recall item for somereason, look for your fancy gas door to not open next, i know of 3 people that started having trunk problems and then the fuel door stopped working, not sure if it has anything to do with it or not. but It happend to me and now i have the auto fuel door disconnected from the inside of the trunk.
The trunk issue isnt anything big to worry about it seems intermittent. I found latches and there a little pricey thats why i just deal with it.
Just take off the back cover of the light housing, unplug the bulb, undo any retaining clips (VW often uses a swing-latch style metal retainer), and grab the base of the bulb. Twist it to unlock, and it should come right out.
Put the Key in and turn it like you are unlocking it and look at the Latch ,use a screwdriver to Pull down on the LOCK Latch then Close it this should do the trick
trunk latch is bad we had the same problem they replaced it and it is all good.
this happened to me in the snow, needed a hairdryer to fix it.
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