I recently shipped my car and when I did I turned the lock on the trunk latch. Now having relieved the car and unlocked the latch, the trunk does not open. I can open the gas cover by pushing the latch down like always, but pulling the trunk latch up does nothing and it can only be opened with the key in the key-hole on the trunk. Thoughts?
SOURCE: Gas door latch not working
Cable going into the front mechnism as broken at the ie down point, it was simply re-attached.
SOURCE: Trunk Latch Problem
You need to replace the Latch assembly part thats located inside the trunk
Thanks
SOURCE: key wont open up trunk from the outside
alot of times when the key isnt used often the tumblers will corrode in the lock, try spraying some good penetrating oil in there, and work the key slow so you dont break it off
SOURCE: Trunk latch on 2002 Civic EX 4-Door won't close
My girlfriend's 2002 Civic LX 4-door had the same problem. Dvanvught is right; the problem lies with the truck latch cable. If you open the lid and look up at the latch, you will see where the cable comes from the release at the fuel door / trunk release lever inside. When that lever is pulled, it pulls a lever on the latch. The problem is that when you release the lever inside, the cable doesn't retract fully, holding the trunk latch in the open position. If you use your key to manually push the lever on the latch that is attached to the cable toward the cable itself (meaning, push the lever in the direction that will push the wire cable back into its housing), you'll likely find that the trunk lid will then latch. You could replace the cable which would be a bit of a pain considering how it's routed or try to work out a way to put in a return spring to keep pressure on the latch lever, automatically pulling the cable back into the housing.
Good luck!
SOURCE: trunk/gas tank latch wont work (honda accord)
I have this problem now i got my trunk to lock by going in the trunk and removing the wire from the hook that was keeping it loose. Now i can lock my trunk but i am still looking for a way to get in my gas tank. Help me please if you can.
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