Subaru Outback trunk will not open?

Answer 1

You have to take the panel off the inside of the back trunk door. You will then see the locking mechanism inside. (Sit on the floor of the car and lower the trunk door down on your legs gently, easier to work on.) There is a lever in back of the mechanism that springs the latch open. To watch it function, click your lock button on your remote while watching. If there is no action, you will probably have to replace the entire mechanism (not a big deal; dealer 175 bucks, junk yard part much cheaper). IF you hear a click, but trunk mechanism fails to release, then the part is good. You need to disconnect the long bent rod that projects upward toward the window (it kind of pries off the bottom of the connection easily). Then, you will see that the top of this rod is threaded. LENGHTEN the rod by unscrewing the rod several turns. Reattach the bottom of the rod and try your remote to see if it unlocks. If not, then unscrew the rod couple more turns. Continue unscrewing and reattaching until the mechanism works. NB I can't remember if you are suppose to Lenghten or Shorten that rod, so you may have to make several trials to see which works. djp6486@hotmail.com