Neither Trunk nor Engine lid release works, Battery is not Dead.

[spg356]

Thanks in advance for any ideas. After having my 2005 997 cab washed, I noticed that the trunk was popped open and the spoiler was manually raised. I believe the spoiler was raised as part of the car wash but as I neared the car I could hear the trunk release motor activating every few seconds. I fiddled with the remote and the release switch in the door sill and finally got that to stop. After that releasing the trunk or the engine lid with either the remote or the door sill buttons became intermittent. Eventually the two door sill buttons stopped working altogether and the remote did as well. I replaced the battery in the remote but still neither lid release works and now the remote does not lock the car. The car starts, runs and drives just fine but neither the trunk nor engine lid will open and the remote does not work. The remote could absolutely be a separate issue due to the battery change. I've searched everywhere and while I have read about many trunk release issues, I have not seen this particular issue on any forums.

 

Perhaps the carwash somehow caused this but there are always coincidences. The timeframe for all of this was about 2 hours from picking up the car to eventually nothing working. Strange.

 

Any ideas at all?

Edited August 23, 2019 by spg356

[spg356]

Just FYI, the car wash admitted to “maybe getting the door sill a little wet”. Switch replaced and all works as it should.


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