Remove the back seat.
If the trunk on a Honda Civic will not close the locking mechanism may be jammed. Be sure to remove any obstructions on inside the trunk latch. If the latch is broken replace it.
there is a cable that runs from the trunk release lever to the latch inside the trunk. you should be able to disconnect it from the latch inside the trunk
There is a glow in the dark handle that hangs from the bottom of the trunk lid inside the trunk. The latch itself is electronic so the button in the car and on the key FOB can both open the trunk. They stopped putting a mechanical trunk releases inside the car 8 or 10 years ago.
it's inside the trunk latch... just follow the wires...
Our mechanic had to climb through the inside of the car, into the trunk area and open it by removing the hatch cover. That's the only way he could replace the latch.
This happened to me . The net in the trunk was caught in the latch. I pried the boot gently with a large screwdriver while pulling the handle to open it after pressing the inside release. Then we took out the so it won't happen again. You can't take down the rear seat back because the release is in the trunk.
To fix a trunk latch that is stuck open, the teeth on the lock may have to be adjusted so the trunk will close. It is also possible that the cable for the trunk latch is broken. To fix the gas cap door latch may require a little bending and adjusting with a pair of pliers.
The latch itself is held on with bolts, easy enough to change. The release cable has to be fed down the inside of the rocker panel and into the trunk.
the handle is located inside the trunk near the lock mechanism
Remove the bulb.
When the fuel door is jammed on a 1999 VW Jetta the latch need to be reached from inside the trunk compartment. Removing the panel inside the trunk and reaching the latch from behind will open the fuel door.
the trunk latch that you turn with the trunk key or the 'open trunk' button. it is placed by 3 screws underneath the top of the Trunk lid. it has the 'emergency/kid yellow tag to pull if someone was closed inside of the trunk and no one is opening it from the outside, the trunk can be popped op3en from this inside yellow/tag pull - which again, is connect3ed to the ensemble of this part number. in short: the trunk latch mechanism