My back trunk door latch is stuck won't open from inside or out how can I get it open to work on it?

 

Give this a try>>

 

Year and type of your vehicle might help.


Now that's one dumb video. Do you ever hear the nice clunk of the door unlatching or see him open the door?

A bit of lube on the hinge points may help in some cases and may be easy to try.

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Sorry it's a 2001 discovery

 

Pop the emblem and liberally spray lube all the moving points. Work the handle back and forth a bit. It will 9 out of 10 times come around and work again.

 

May be dumb, but it has happened to me a few times. Usually after I have loaded the back end with stuff and driven somewhere. I go to unload and the door won't open. I try to lube it up every few months as a preventative maint item.

 

As a bonus, when you spray it liberally with penetrating oil, the faded plastic of the bumper will have a nice, clean sheen to it afterwards. But yeah, penetrating oil is the way to go.