2013 Volkswagen Passat trunk will not open with Key fob or rear latch hanlde

Gary Queen

• 85 Answers
• Posted on Nov 15, 2008

SOURCE: rear brake pad installation 99 volkswagen Passat

If you can't see diagrams(sometimes happens) let me know and I will get them to you

1. Raise and support the vehicle. Remove the rear wheels.
2. If equipped, disconnect the brake pad wear sensor from the harness.
3. Counterhold the lower sliding pin using a thin open-end wrench and remove the caliper-to-sliding pin hex bolt.
4. Pivot the caliper upward or if necessary remove the upper caliper-to-sliding pin hex bolt.
5. Using a brake caliper retraction tool, select the appropriate sized piston press arbor and install the tool onto the brake caliper. Following the tool manufacturer's recommendations, use the tool to rotate the caliper piston clockwise as it is pressed into the brake caliper housing, until it is fully retracted.

1. Clean the brake caliper and all sliding surfaces. With the caliper piston pressed fully back into the caliper housing, check for leaking fluid and damaged dust boots.
2. If equipped, install a new brake pad wear sensor in the pad if the plastic part has been worn through on the old sensor. New sensors are not required unless the wire inside the plastic part has been exposed.
3. Lubricate the slider bolts with approved brake grease.
4. Install the brake pads onto the bracket assembly, and then carefully lower the caliper over the caliper mount. Check and make sure that the pad springs are correctly seated.
5. Replace all removed caliper-to-sliding pin bolts and torque to:
6. 1990-97 Passat models: 25 ft. lbs. (35 Nm)
7. 1998-00 Passat models: 22 ft. lbs. (30 Nm)
8. If equipped, connect the brake wear sensor wire to the harness. Check for a good connection as most problems with the sensor circuit are caused by faulty connections. Check that the wire is held by the loop in the dust cover and the connector is held at the clips.
9. Install the wheels and hand tighten the lug bolts. Lower the vehicle carefully until the tires begin to contact the surface and torque the lug bolts to specification in a crisscross pattern to:
10. M12 x 1.5 lug bolts: 81 ft. lbs. (110 Nm)
11. M14 x 1.5 lug bolts: 89 ft. lbs. (120 Nm)

SOURCE: trunk will not open

2000 jag trunk locked dead battery-use MASTER KEY ONLY to open trunk location is above rear lic plate looks like hex screw ---the valet key will not open trunk-you cannot go thru back seat thr release for them are in the trunk-hope this helps someone

SOURCE: 2006 Jetta 2.5 trunk latch operate when really cold

you need to remove the trim cover on the inside of the trunk lid. it sounds like the solenoid is jamming. the solenoid should flick out against a lever that will release the trunk lid and then return back again within a split second. if it stays out then it is jamming, and thus holding the truncks locking mechanism open.
the solenoid may also jam shut and therefor not release the lock. if you can see this happening then replace the solenoid.

SOURCE: 2005 grand prix -- trunk lid won't open

If you will turn the ignition on, press & hold the door lock release button to the left . . . . viola!

SOURCE: My 2007 Mercedes LSK 280's trunk will not open; warning light on dashboard indicates it is open; neither my key nor a second open it; interior latch on dashboard will not open it; batteries are wo

Do not panic but instead consider calling a dealer to avoid making any mistakes here.