trunk release
Big Red 1
04-06-2014, 09:39 PM
I can open my trunk with the key, but not with the button in the glove box, or the remote. I have a 2001 buick regal. Where could I check for the problem. I can hear a little click at the button in the glove box but that's all .Thanks for any help.
gmtech1
04-06-2014, 09:44 PM
First place I would check would be the wiring in the trunk to the release actuator. They tend to break where they flex on the deck lid hinge.
Tech II
04-07-2014, 06:28 PM
I made up a little test light with a 194 bulb and socket, and attached the male connectors to it, that fit in the GM female connectors.....disconnect the harness to the release solenoid in the trunk and attach a test light to it...operate your switch...if it lights, need a solenoid....if it doesn't, you check for power and ground in each circuit....
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