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Questions tagged [trunk]

The trunk (North America and Jamaica) or boot (Commonwealth English) of a car is the vehicle's main storage compartment.

The trunk (North America and Jamaica) or boot (Commonwealth English) of a car is the vehicle's main storage compartment. The trunk or luggage compartment is most often located at the rear of the vehicle.

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Can't get into trunk of 2000 mercury marquis

Anyone have any ideas to get into a locked, jammed trunk of a 2000 mercury marquis? They key, the remote, and the button on the door all do not work, although a clicking sound is produced. You can't access through back seat. I think its because…
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How can I replace the perished seal around my rear lights on my BMW E46?

I realised today that the seal around the rear lights, where the drainage around the trunk runs over, has perished on both sides of my car. Right side is worse with a substantial gap missing. I definitely don't want to chance rust or failed…
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Access locked trunk of Corolla 2003

Without keys, how can one access the locked trunk of a 2003 Corolla, from the interior of the vehicle? The latches on the back seats are for child seats. I found a video for the 2007 model, but not the 2003.
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Cadillac CTS How to deal with water in spare wheel compartment

I live in UK and winter season is wet to say the least - I just found a swimming pool in the back on my Cadillac in spare wheel compartment. It's not to close to the edge but not to far ether. The way I see it my options are Leave it. It might…
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What is this sticky surface underneath the trunk carpet?

While inspecting a Suzuki Swift 2008, I noticed a weird sticky surface beside the spare tire well. Does anybody know what this is?
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Honda Accord trunk latch button won't open the trunk

The issue is regarding a Honda Accord Euro 2007 model (CL7), The button on the trunk lid won't open it anymore. The trunk can be opened using the key fob, so the electrical actuator is in working order. Tested using a multimeter, the switch on the…
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Why do some cars have battery under the trunk?

My 2016 Toyota RAV4 hybrid has a strange location for the 12V battery. Usually, the battery is installed under the hood. Well, in this case, the battery is installed under the trunk. This is true although there's plenty of space under the hood.…
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Central Locking on Trunk Lock doesn't work? Manual lock works (Seat Cordoba 1.6 gasoline 2000)

I have a SEAT Cordoba 1.6 from the year 2000, gasoline engine version: I noticed that when pushing the 'LOCK' button on the (wireless) key that all doors, except the trunk door, lock. Manually locking/unlocking works. I decided to take off the…
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2002 Toyota Camry LE trunk lid will not open

We've got a 2002 Toyota Camry LE, the trunk won't open. We've tried the key fob button, the release in the front of the car by the driver side seat, the Emergency pull handle inside the trunk itself and still nothing. Also the key has been tried in…
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Replacing rusty trunk dampener - one or both?

I noticed that one of the trunk (boot) dampeners, on my Skoda Fabia mk2 estate from 2011, is rusted to the point of the metal bulging. I decided to replace it, thinking that if it fails, the boot is going to be heavy to operate. but due to some…
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2006 Chevy Impala dying while driving

I have a 2006 Chevy Impala LS (flex fuel) while I'm driving the dashboard sends off a warning of "reduced engine power" as my car loses power and I lose the ability to use my gas pedal. Meaning that it no longer has friction and all I can do is…
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Mazda 3 Sedan 2010 - Replacing trunk light holder

As stated in the title I am trying to figure out a way to pull out the holder from the trunk of my 2010 Mazda 3 Sedan. Adding more to the situation, the holder has melted and is now moved a bit inside, when I tried pulling it off. I could not find a…
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Trunk release switch & connector

Im trying to figure out what you would call the connector for the trunk release button on a 2010 Pontiac G6. The actual button has 4 pins & the plug/connector only shows 3 metal contacts. There is power coming from the 3 holes so I'm trying to…
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Could you instruct a car thru the OBD port to open the trunk even if the car was turned off?

Could you instruct a car thru the OBD port to open the trunk even if the car was turned off? Can you turn the accessories on from the port then open the trunk?
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Battery is dead in my trunk and I can’t get to it

I got a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt and my battery is dead. The battery is in the trunk. I tried pushing the trunk release button and it doesn’t work. I don’t have a key to my trunk or I’d obviously use that. I’ve looked online to see if there were…
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