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Hey guys, I have a quick question for all of you 10th generation Corolla owners out there.
About two weeks ago I went to open my trunk using the inside release (the one on the floor next to the driver's seat) and when I pulled up on it, it wouldn't pull far enough to open the trunk. I had to get out of the car and open the trunk with the key.
After I opened the trunk with the key, I closed it and tried the inside trunk release again and it worked no problem, so I thought maybe I had inadvertently activated the inside trunk release lock out and didn't think anything more about it.
The next time I went to open the trunk I tried the inside release lever and again, it wouldn't pull up enough to open the trunk, it felt like there was no resistance on it at all. So I got out and took a look at the trunk key hole. I was in the vertical position, not horizontal, so I knew the trunk lock out wasn't on. I put the key in, turned it to the right and the trunk opened. I again closed the trunk and then tried the inside release and it worked.
Now last week, I went to get into the trunk and it wouldn't open with the inside release or the key. When I tried the inside release, it had no resistance and when I tried the key, it had no resistance either. So I used the remote to open the trunk and it opened no problem. I then closed the trunk and both the inside release and the key worked fine.
I even manually closed the latch with the trunk lid open and watched what happened when I turned the key and pulled the inside release and nothing appears to be wrong.
For right now, all three methods of opening the trunk are working, but I will bet money the next time I go to open the trunk the remote will be the only way to open it.
I'm taking the car to the dealer Monday to have them look at it, so I'll be sure to let everyone know what it was so if it happens to anyone else they can get it fixed faster.
So, any ideas on why the trunk release solenoid is opening the trunk and the inside and key releases are only working intermittently and after the trunk lid has been opened and closed?