Rear trunk not opening, suggestions?

[firstporsche]

Hi all,

2002 Boxster. Owned for 8 years. Suddenly the rear trunk stopped opening by either the fob or the door switch.
The frunk works fine by both the fob and door switch.

Could this be a fuse issue? Don't know if they are both on the same fuse, but it seem probable, which would rule out a fuse.

Any bright ideas?

[epapp]

No value added: being on the same fuse would make anti-sense. Then if one failed or shorted, both would be dead!

[particlewave]

Fuse D7 (same as spoiler). My guess would be bad actuator. If it is a bad actuator, you'll have to use the emergency release cable (I believe it's behind the rear bumper cover).

[thom4782]

My 01S had similar symptoms: 1) fob wouldn't open the trunk and 2 neither would the switch located to the right of the driver seat.

It turned out that the cable from the driver's side switch to the trunk locking mechanism in the rear had failed where the wire connects to the actuator. The solution was to: 1) open the trunk using the emergency release and 2) crimp on a new wire loop to reconnect the end of the old wire to the actuator.

Since the local indie did the work, it only charged for an hour's worth of labor. If it had to replace the part, the labor cost would have gone up and, of course, then there would be the cost of the part.

BTW: This was really easy to do because I had relocated the emergency release cable to the driver's side bumperette when I had the rear bumper cover off for some prior work. In now takes about 30 seconds to remove the bumperette and pull on the cable to open the trunk

Hope this helps

[dbear61]

My 01S had the same problem last Autumn. Indy had to replace the actuator, not just reconnect the cable. What a pain.

DBear

[firstporsche]

Amazing! Nobody could ask for faster, more cogent advice. Thanks to all who chimed in on this. Unbelievable resource! Porsche owners are #1 in my book!

[silver-S]

But test the fuse first: the spoiler is on the same fuse, so if you try to raise the spoiler by the switch by your left foot, under the fusebox, you'll soon know whether the fuse is gone.

[orioner00]

wow i discovered my remote works the hold button to open trunk worked Ive always thought mine was broken also