Trunk Wont Open - Page 2

Vinalero · 07-05-2007, 10:20 PM

^^I guess you wouldn't fit in the trunk either if that was the case

blindman · 07-05-2007, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by antichrysler

Yeah it's more there if someone's stuck in the trunk. There's a few circumstances that could happen... you're working on the lock or something and you're laying in the trunk and a breeze comes by and shuts it. Not very common..... and very preventable provided you're paying attention..... but you know how some safety regulations can be.

ya true, but idk about everyone else. i fold the seats down when im working in the trunk so i have more room so yeah that would be a good point. and ya why would that put that in if the backseat straps are in the trunk?

antichrysler · 07-06-2007, 12:12 AM

Yeah i guess if you think about the straps to go in the back seat it doesn't really make sense. Then again there might be someone sitting on the back seat letting you out. I'm sure it's just a direct exit kinda thing

SIUlero · 07-06-2007, 12:14 AM

The trunk release handle glows in the dark, so if children get stuck in there, they see it and hopefully will pull on it, then pop goes the trunk. When you pull the seat straps, you still have to push the seats forward...a child isn't as likely to make that connection, so instead of adding a set of springs to the seats, they add a handle to the trunk latch....it's cheaper that way. And it is a safety standard that was implemented mid-run of the Alero, so early ones may not have it.

Back to the original issue, check your trunk release relay...you probably still hear it clicking, and not the trunk release itself. It's in the driver side fuse panel. Sometimes they can still click, but not make the internal connection. Swap it with another relay that looks the same and see if it works...if it does, there's your problem. Switch it back and take the bad one to a parts store...they usually run between 8 and 15 bux.

Vinalero · 07-06-2007, 05:13 PM

^ the kid thing makes more sence, thx buddy.

teflone · 07-06-2007, 07:18 PM

shit! I wish I knew it glowed in the dark.. that would have saved me HOURS!!!!

I was about to rip my rear view camera out, and throw it in my trunk to see what the hell I was doing..

Oh well.. I know now to never hand my keys over to a women!