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Moral of the story, never open the trunk and put the keys down. Put them between your knees or your thighs if you need two hands. I guarantee you won't do it again. Good luck. Let me know how you get on please.
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I have been trying to get in the trunk of my 1994 Toyota Camry for almost a year now. I kept having different people look at it & was told I would have to take car to a body shop, they would have to take the entire left side quarter panel off or loose & it would be a rather expensive process. I just gave up until now it's time to get it inspected so I really needed to access the trunk. My husband let the bad seats down & crawled into the trunk today. He loosened the trunk lid liner at the back to expose the trunk lock. He then started working with the lock to get it moving. At that point he took the screws out of the inside car trunk release to expose the trunk cable. When he got it moving some, he then removed the entire lock assembly; we found that either a squirrel or maybe a small mouse had been in the trunk chewing acorns. The lock assembly was full of small pieces that was preventing the proper movement. He cleaned it out & added a little graphite. Then he check the lever going from the trunk key lock area to the actual lock & sprayed some WD-40 on it. He tried turning the lock & it moved. He then replaced the lock in the proper place & worked it several times. He then put the inside latch assembly back in the proper place & tried it - it worked. Then we got brave enough to close the trunk--put the key in & turned - it worked! Shut it back & used the inside car lever - it worked. Total Cost - about 3 hours of our time! This may not work for you but it's worth a try!
1. Open trunk
2. Place latch in lock position
3. Pull inside trunk release to see what isn't moving
4. If trunk key won't turn, the key may be worn out and need to be replaced
The 96+ Taurus has the same key for the trunk, ignition and doors. If you cannot open the trunk you dont need another key. It's really that the lock cylinder is frozen up (not from temp, but lack of use).
Most newer cars have a provision to pop the trunk from the inside. Look for a glow-in-the-dark handle that will release the trunk.
If your car has a remote trunk release, perhaps the cable is broken or stuck. You could try using a spray lubricant at both ends to free up sticky parts.
If you car is not equipped with a release and only opens by using a key, you may be able to remove the entire lock assembly from the inside. From inside the trunk, pull back the carpeting and reveal the bolts holding the latch to the bodywork. My guess is that you will find 2-3 bolts, 10-12mm in size. The latch will remain secured to the trunk lid, but at least it will be open!
You can try to remove the trunk switch and cross the two wires on the back of the switch if the switch is bad. If that does not work put 12volts to one wire and ground the other to the metal of the car. If the latch release is good it should pop open. If the solenoid on the latch is bad your going to need a lock smith.
By switching the lever you locked the inside trunk release, you will need to put lever back. as far as the trunk you may need to remove the rear seat, pop lower part out and then remove the bolts to the top half of the seat then try to reach the lever so it will open from the inside. i've found that many of these cars with the pop lever inside have sticking trunk locks from not being used, what you do first is spary lock good,with wd40 or pb blaster then slide key in and out and try to turn this may take a whhile but it works then tumbler will free up, you just have to keep spraying inside lock and working the key.
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