If it opens, great! My trunk was shut for 3 weeks; there was no tension at all in the wire for the release and I could hear something attempting but failing to move in the trunk latch unit every time I tried using the fob or the manual door release to open the trunk.
The problem is that the handle falling off means that you run the risk of the latch being pulled open when you shut the trunk, which can potentially break the locking mechanism. You just want to make sure the wire the handle is attached to doesn't have full tension when you're closing the trunk.
So did you just tape the handle over with some general clear tape? Thinking about doing the same to mine now.
Yeah, doesn't look great, but I'm not usually showing off the trunk.
Could maybe just use a tiny bit of super glue to glue it down? In the extremely unlikely case you actually had to use it, should be trivial to break it free without much effort.
Here's the parts the dealership ordered for mine: https://www.supramkv.com/threads/trunk-is-stuck-and-wont-open.9137/post-136094
The tape doesn't look great, but I would really rather avoid having superglue on the car. Tape residue is much easier to clean off.
Yeah but I guess it's worth it as long as your trunk doesn't get stuck. I was just worried the tape might ruin the finish if you needed to take it off for whatever reason
I've tried repeatedly to come up with that case... still nothing. I'm not all that big (certainly compared to the average American male) at 6ft 170lbs - and I'm reasonably sure I'd have to be cut into several pieces to fit back there with the hatch closed... in which case, pulling that handle is going to be #300 on the list of my concerns.
Couldn’t agree more. Simply a case of having to comply with safety requirements even when they don’t fit. Should you accidentally close your toddler in there let’s hope they can figure it out!I've tried repeatedly to come up with that case... still nothing. I'm not all that big (certainly compared to the average American male) at 6ft 170lbs - and I'm reasonably sure I'd have to be cut into several pieces to fit back there with the hatch closed... in which case, pulling that handle is going to be #300 on the list of my concerns.
It took 2-3 weeks for new parts to come in to fix the striker assemby, but once they did, it was fixed in a day under warranty. My gut says the technician will probably not be able to fix it without those parts and probably doesn't have them on hand.
Appreciate the response and that’s great to hear. I think I’ll keep the car because it’s otherwise spotless and it’s covered under Toyota’s warranty, like you said.
