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How do you open the trunk on a Chevy Malibu?

How do you open the trunk on a Chevy Malibu?

To open the trunk manually go into the backseat fold the seats forward crawl into the trunk and pull the emergency release latch My key fob unlock is broken but all other bottons work.

Where are the door locks on a Chevy Malibu?

ON the passenger side of the centre console down by the passengers feet, there is a small plastic panel that pulls off. Behind it, you will find a couple of large multi pin electrical plugs. Unclip these plugs and disconnect them and reconnect them a few times.

Where is the fuse block for the trunk release?

I looked through the owner’s manual and found on page 5-105 a schematic for the Rear Compartment Fuse Block. This appears to have the relay for the Trunk Release (item 22 for those playing along at home). The problem is, the manual states this block is located INSIDE the trunk.

Where are the electrical plugs on a Chevy Malibu?

ON the passenger side of the centre console down by the passengers feet, there is a small plastic panel that pulls off. Behind it, you will find a couple of large multi pin electrical plugs. Unclip these plugs and disconnect them and reconnect them a few times. Sometimes this will clean the connections and temporarily solve this sort of problem.

Is there a way to open the trunk on a Chevy Malibu?

Not open for further replies. Car was not registering that is was in park, therefore, the trunk will not open. There is no way to open the trunk manually. On the older style, you could fold down the rear seats and reach inside to pull the manual release tab.

ON the passenger side of the centre console down by the passengers feet, there is a small plastic panel that pulls off. Behind it, you will find a couple of large multi pin electrical plugs. Unclip these plugs and disconnect them and reconnect them a few times.

Is there a manual release on a Chevy Malibu?

There is no way to open the trunk manually. On the older style, you could fold down the rear seats and reach inside to pull the manual release tab. However, on the new body style they moved the latch for the fold down rear seat into the trunk, leaving me with no access.

ON the passenger side of the centre console down by the passengers feet, there is a small plastic panel that pulls off. Behind it, you will find a couple of large multi pin electrical plugs. Unclip these plugs and disconnect them and reconnect them a few times. Sometimes this will clean the connections and temporarily solve this sort of problem.

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