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How do i get the trunk to close when it sometime works
You probably just need to fix the latch. There are some repair shops and locksmiths that specialize in car trunk locks.
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.
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.
It is possible the trunk latch has been tripped with trunk up. Use your key fob/remote trunk release on inside and pop trunk. Now try and close. Please let me know if this helps.
Luggage latches are difficult to repair or replace, but it would depend on the value of the trunk. Often it is just a broken spring but they are difficult or impossible to access.
Sounds like you have the same problem I have. I have to tie my trunk closed with a ratchet tie, because the motorized system kept failing and I did not want to keep spending the money on new replacement motors. Then the trunk finally wouldn't close at all and I have been trying to find a trunk lock so the trunk fits into it, but no luck online, so I will try and find at a wreckers. You can just close the trunk, but it tends to break afrer time.
on the trunk latch theirs a little clip, its stuck down and should be up
Something is wrong with my 1991 Toyota Corolla Dx's trunk latch. It will not let me close the lid shut and it stay shut. It will not stay latched. There is nothing no obstruction. Can you help me? Thanks
put your key in the ignition turn it on , have someone push the trunk button while pulling up on the trunk catch
I don't know if this is the problem you are having, but if your trunk won't latch properly because the latch won't reach the U-shaped hook it latches onto, it may be that it is the hook rather than the latch that has moved. I had this problem with my car. The hook, which is connected to the car with two screws, had moved down over time so that the latch would no longer reach it. Even though the latch was working fine, the trunk wouldn't close because there was too much distance between the latch and the hook. I solved the problem on my car by simply loosening the screws on the hook, sliding the hook up and retightening the screws. .