# Trunk release broken
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [April 4, 2004, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826 "2004-04-04T10:51:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@rufio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rufio)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2004, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/1 "2004-04-04T10:51:41Z")
My trunk release is broken, just wondering if i can fix it myself. When i pull on the release handle beside the driver’s seat, nothing happens. What im doing to open the trunk is inserting the key, and while the key is inside i lift the hatch.
All help is appreciated.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@polex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/polex)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/2 "2004-04-08T07:57:21Z")
The 240sx came with a valet key. To actually make this key effective, there is a switch in the release that disables the trunk from being opened from the inside, via the lever.
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### Author:  [@Daddy\_Rim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddy_Rim)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/3 "2004-04-10T04:15:27Z")
Well I know my trunk will ‘release’ but it’s tricky to get to work. When I pull the handle, I have to release it slowly because the hatch no longer pops up any when release. It will just sit there. If there is too much vibration throughout the car before I get to the hatch, it will simply re-latch and I have to go back and pull the handle again.
My 91 and 92 were both like that.
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### Author:  [@Jay240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jay240)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2004, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/4 "2004-04-10T12:11:22Z")
> [@polex](#):
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> The 240sx came with a valet key. To actually make this key effective, there is a switch in the release that disables the trunk from being opened from the inside, via the lever.
What happens on mine is i can hear it click open but it seems as if the hatch is too heavy for it to open. In other words it doesn’t pop up. Not a big deal anyways.
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### Author:  [@Daddy\_Rim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddy_Rim)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/5 "2004-04-10T12:22:39Z")
> [@Jay240](#):
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> [quote=polex]The 240sx came with a valet key. To actually make this key effective, there is a switch in the release that disables the trunk from being opened from the inside, via the lever.
What happens on mine is i can hear it click open but it seems as if the hatch is too heavy for it to open. In other words it doesn’t pop up. Not a big deal anyways.[/quote]
Same here… although I didn’t explain as well… :?
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### Author:  [@polex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/polex)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2004, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/6 "2004-04-10T12:41:51Z")
So your the lock is unlatched? The gas cylinders that lift the hatch are probably blown out.
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### Author:  [@Daddy\_Rim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddy_Rim)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/7 "2004-04-10T12:53:50Z")
> [@polex](#):
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> So your the lock is unlatched? The gas cylinders that lift the hatch are probably blown out.
Interestingly in my case the hatch will stay up no problem. The gas struts are still strong enough to do that.
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### Author:  [@rufio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rufio)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2004, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/8 "2004-04-10T13:57:21Z")
> [@polex](#):
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> The 240sx came with a valet key. To actually make this key effective, there is a switch in the release that disables the trunk from being opened from the inside, via the lever.
i cant seem to find the switch, is it in the trunk? or at the latch beside the drivers seat?
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### Author:  [@polex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/polex)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/9 "2004-04-11T13:26:53Z")
In my coupe it’s in the actual latch mechanism. Check the owner’s manual for details.
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### Author:  [@Polak182](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Polak182)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/10 "2004-04-12T20:40:09Z")
usually on the hatchback models, lots of the struts blow easily. I dont know if nissan designed a strut that wasnt expecting to lift so much or something, but usually the old models tend to blow, or at least not function at full capacity. They dont cost alot, around $20USD for a pair of replacements.
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### Author:  [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2004, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trunk-release-broken/80826/11 "2004-04-13T08:00:33Z")
Yeah, it’s the same thing with the Pulsar…careful or the trunk will re-latch! :lol: Oil the latch, make sure it’s clean and working, and get the new struts if need be.