The trunk release button on my 2023 Bolt EUV stopped working 2 days ago, feels like the button is stuck in the depressed position. I went to remove the button assembly to fix/replace it and realized I have to open the trunk to do so. Is there a manual trunk release mechanism somewhere inside the rear hatch so I can open it and get to work?
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MrMonoWheel
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I'm not looking for an inside button as much as an emergency trunk release which every car I've ever owned has had.
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Actually I just figured it out. For anyone else who ends up in the situation, at the bottom of the hatch there is a little square cap. Remove the cap. Inside there is a square slot that you can insert a tool into. I used a large flathead screwdriver. Twist counterclockwise and the hatch will open.
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So I got the hatch open, took off the interior panels and got the switch assembly out. Upon removing it the switch housing fell away from the switch itself. I looked at the housing and 3 of the 4 clips that hold the actual switch into the assembly are missing, so the switch itself was recessing up into the assembly instead of being pressed since it had nothing holding it in place. I can't imagine how these could have broken, as the trunk button isn't exactly something you can be aggressive with. Now I have to decide if I should put it all back together, take it to chevy so they can (hopefully) find this problem, then fix it under warranty. Or if I should just try to find the part and fix it myself. The part has "PN: BLL62220" on it but this is not showing up online anywhere.
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Seems like its part number 19. Might also be the handle assembly part number 20. Either way its supposedly a sub 20 dollar fix. Honestly seeing the part is so cheap for the actual switch I think I am going to just epoxy this together and forget about it. If it ever breaks again I will fix it properly.
Seems like its part number 19. Might also be the handle assembly part number 20. Either way its supposedly a sub 20 dollar fix. Honestly seeing the part is so cheap for the actual switch I think I am going to just epoxy this together and forget about it. If it ever breaks again I will fix it properly.
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Epoxied it back together and it works perfectly. Seems to be a weak part or maybe I did something funky once that broke 3/4 clips 😂
Hopefully this helps someone one day, all I could find online from years of threads was that it's impossible to open the trunk from the inside 🤷
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Hopefully this helps someone one day, all I could find online from years of threads was that it's impossible to open the trunk from the inside 🤷
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Not sure if you saw the latest post but I fixed it up, and it will probably last longer than a replacement part seeing as the stock one broke so easily. Also after going to dealers for things I would much rather do something myself unless its hundreds of dollars in parts.
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This is probably what did it
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I'm not sure. I had two GTIs and a RAV4 all which had hatch release mechanisms despite being hatchbacks. That would make sense though.
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Well manual/emergency. I just needed a way to open the hatch 😂
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Im not sure what broke it, I think its possible that I could have used too much force on the button, perhaps using it to lift the hatch itself. Seems very delicate though.You Da'Man!
Do you think excessive force on the rubber covered button is what broke the internals?
Was it you or did punks dik with your car?
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Appreciate it! This was nothing, but I am always glad to be useful!
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It would be very easy to splice in a button that you can press from inside the trunk to open the hatch.
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If only I had the luxury of clear instructions
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Interesting, I never came across this. I think I would rather just use the mechanical release though.
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