steveboyle
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my trunk pops open every time I start my car , any ideas?
trunk opens when starting car
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dastunner007
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Perform an excorcism!
steveboyle
New LVC Member
LOL yes I know, it was funny for the first week now it is a pain in the @#$. took everything apart to check and did not really find anything. it pops open everytime I start the car.
trickett90
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Any other weird things going on? These cars tend to go crazy when they need a new battery.
oddball
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Stock key and remote?
I have that problem, but I have a funky aftermarket key/remote where the trunk button is just really easy to press.
You're not just hitting the truck release button with your knee while starting the car, right?
joegr
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Unless you have some aftermarket wiring or additions up front, I would guess that this would have to be an issue with the REM or the wiring at it.
steveboyle
New LVC Member
stock key , no after market parts, removed the remote just to make sure. I have not checked the battery.
jdmans101
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lmao that has got to be annoying.
burning.empire
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you can try checking the plastic "shell" that fits on the bottom lip of the trunk. If that piece isn't snapped in correctly, the trunk won't latch 100%. but if your problem is that the trunk actually pops open when starting the car, then you need a priest and some holy water, because I'm stumped.
any little people hiding in the trunk pulling the emergency release? they are a crafty bunch.
any little people hiding in the trunk pulling the emergency release? they are a crafty bunch.
scjmc
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My friend has an 01 Pontiac that did the same thing. BEM or GEM was the problem I think.
mespock
Marxists - Socialists
That's what I was going to say or at least something like it.
Ghost from dead body that was transported and dumped from the car.
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
On the LS, the REM (Rear Electronics Module) controls the trunk release, rear lights, fuel pump, several power circuits, and a bunch of other stuff. It's easy to imagine that a short in the right place in this assembly would cause the symptom of the trunk popping when the key is turned on.
Meanwhile, the OP (after verifying that the key works in the trunk lock) could just unplug the wiring to the solenoid to the trunk latch. He'd lose the ability to open the trunk remotely or from inside, but it wouldn't pop open when he started it anymore.