Protege car access through trunk4/6/2023 ![]() If you love to drive and can look past the Civic and Corollas clogging up most used car lots, the ’99-’03 Mazda Protege is much like the original compact sports sedan, the ’68-’. With a ride stiffer than that of any Protege to date, the MP3 cornered flat and begged to go apex hunting around every corner. Mazda was trying to appeal to the then-fresh Fast and Furious tuner crowd with a slightly more powerful engine, low-profile rubber on 17-inch Racing Hart wheels, exclusive Laser Blue or Vivid Yellow exteriors and a come-and-get-me-copper body kit with a gaping front air dam and a rear wing on which a 747 could land. A five-speed manual transmission was standard and a four-speed automatic was available.Īlong with a front fascia redesign for 2001, Mazda launched the MP3 model named for the Kenwood MP3-capable audio system. Topline Protege SEs received a 1.8L four with 122 hp. Initially, the 1999-2003 Protege’s base engine was a 105- horsepower, 1.6-litre four-cylinder, with 13 more hp than the previous-generation’s 1.5L mill. DO NOT allow anyone to attempt getting into the trunk any other way! (Do not use pry bars or screwdrivers on the trunk lid, key tumblers, etc.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Please note that this is the ONLY way to do this without causing further damage to the vehicle. The latch parts can then be accessed to disassemble, inspect, and repair accordingly. Once the back seat is removed, a technician can reach into the trunk and remove the bolts that secure the trunk latch to get the trunk open. If none of the three methods provided by the manufacturer for opening the trunk in a normal fashion will work, the trunk will have to be accessed by removing the back seat. ![]() Unfortunately, the ONLY way to do that is to get the trunk lid open and inspect the trunk lid latch components. Second, before any parts are purchaced, the actual CAUSE of the problem needs to be verified. You do not have to pay dealership labor rates. Yes, the part will most likely have to come from the dealer, but let the shop deal with that. for helpful tips on finding it), then operate the dashboard trunk release button with yourĮar close tothe relay - if it makes a noise, the problem is the Trunk Lock Release Switch inįirst, if it does need an actuator, you can save some money on labor getting it done at an idependent aftermarket shop rather than the dealer. To identify which of these parts is bad, locae the Trunk Release Relay (call your dealer partsĭept. One of those times a mechanic has to t=rely on his/her native My Satrun ION manual doesn't cover either of these parts, and the online parts houses, e.g.įail to provide instructions. Your failed part may be either (1) Trunk Release Relay, or (2) Trunk Lock Release Switch If you can pull it with your extending-type or grasping-type tool, the trunk will open whether or The white-handled safety latch release is desiged to prevent accidentally trapping children, and There may be a way to fold the hinge away from the seat back so it can be removed from the hinge and give you access to the safety latch in the trunk and open it that way (white handle in trunk). Maybe reach in with your hand, or an extension-type tool. You can try accessing the center area of the fold down rear seat and see if you can unhinge the rear seat from there. The trunk has 2 valet safetys.the locking rear seats which require access to the trunk to unlock, and then there is a valet switch in the trunk that locks the button on the dash from working to keep valet parking attendants out of the trunk. Just to be sure, consider: lubricate key with Graphite lock-type lubricant, and retry. There is the lock cylinder, which you stated is not functioning - put the key in, and it doesn't ![]() Valet lockout features (designed to deny valets access to the trunk) are in the "Lock" position: ![]() Here are a couple of ideas to try to enter trunk while (a) actuator isn't working, and (b) all If you have remote keyless entry to the trunk, you could try that - but with the actuator Phase 2: Get the trunk open (without taking it to the dealership). The bcm (pwr) 15A fuse in the instrument panel fuse box (behind panel at drivers right foot)Ĭheck that fuse, as it is the power supply for the button on the dash that sends power to the actuator in the trunk. Phase 1: First check the fuse - once you know that's OK, then proceed to phase 2 (below). There are 3 phases to fixing your car's trunk lid release problem. ![]()
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