Richie

Hey guys, I just noticed that I am not able to open the trunk from the inside of the car.
If I pull the trunk release nothing happens.
What could be wrong?

DaveGS4

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Richie,

I recall seing a TSB on the internal trunk release for the 98 GS. What year is yours?

Edit - I had to stop myself from saying "It only works from the inside. Lie down in the trunk and close it. You'll be able to get it open then"

Richie

Mine is a 98.
Do you know where I can find the TSB online??

Hahahahaha, make fun of the Foreign kid again

Dave, you must be a computer. It is scarry how fast you reply!!

DaveGS4

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I'm not a computer, but I play one on TV.

You can get the titles here: http://www.alldata.com/TSB/31/98310612.html

AX001R-01 MAY 01 Trunk - Retrofit Internal Release Kits

There's another that I'll try to find or someone can post. We might have it also in the information from our homepage.

Edit - see if you can get to this

https://www.clublexus.com/index.php/...1/ax001l01.pdf

PHML

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I thought 98-00 models didnt have the internal trunk release....only in 01+ models.

My mom's 00 model does NOT have it.

Richie....was urs stock or installed afterwards?

Pete

Richie

Guys,

I think I may have confused you guys.
I'm talking about the trunk release in the pasenger compartment, left and down from the steering wheel.

Are you guys talking about the one in the trunk?

DaveGS4

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Aha, yes. Sorry I misunderstood.

You might have pushed / turned the valet button locking it out? Do you know how to do that?

Richie

LOL, thank god we are on the right track now then

My valet button...........where can I find that?
Tell me how I can undo this Dave.

DaveGS4

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I don't use mine much (maybe tried it once), but here's a picture of it I happen to have from when I snapped one of my JBL Bass control ****.

See it right between the fuel and trunk levers? Play around with that a bit. Somebody that uses theirs can chime in on how to work it. I think you either depress it and release with the master key or just turn with the master key.

Richie

Dave,

You the man!!!
I'll try it 1st thing in the morning.

thanks again!!!

rominl

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yeah you push on it and the trunk release is locked. then you use your master key and you can release it

Richie

Now this is why CL is GREAT!!!!
You guys know it all!!

PHML

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Dave...u da man!!

Yep...its probably depressed in....u need to used ur black master key (NOT the gray valet key)....put it in there and turn....the whole thing should pop back up.

Pete

broke_gs

I had the same problem and I realized that it was the valet button. Just use your key to unlock it. It should work again.

Richie

I'll keep you guys posted.