The front and rear hood release levers are stuck on my 1999 Boxster.I recently had the battery replaced and since that was do the levers do not work.Does anyone have any idead what is going on ???

 

here you go...

Since it is an '00 or older, the release levers for the trunks are manual and there is a 'lock out' plate to prevent them from being release when the car is locked or the driver's door is closed. However, you can use a small flat headed screwdriver to slide between the two levers on the driver's door sill to manually unlock them. Here's how:

With a flashlight and skinny 3-4" long flat screwdriver (like one of those electrician promo ones handed out at trade shows...) slide it down between the front and rear levers. Under the front trunk lever, you'll see a U shaped cut out that will have a white plate under it. The white plate, when the vehicle is locked or doors are closed, slides over the U shaped cutout to prevent the levers from being raised. Using the screwdriver, slide the white plate from the outside of the car towards the center. Once it's clear, just pull up on the lever to release either trunk.

To that note, have you started the car yet to reinitialize your key w/ the car and the immobilizer? This may solve your problem as well (a dead battery will put the car into 'sleep mode' and since it was locked... the trunks remain as such). Otherwise, you'll likely have to remove the sill plate cover w/ the levers to see what's going on, or not, underneath for a permanent fix.

Good Luck

 

Thanks, I shall try that when I get home and let you know what happened.

 

I have started the car since replacing the battery but nothing was reset and the levers are stuck.I looked under the levers and I did see the 'u' shaped cutout and what looked like to be a plate under it (It was not white) but I could not move it.Is there a trick to moving it over ?? Ther is not a lot of room down there !!

 

need to move it a little bit at a time. Takes some patience to do so and make sure you move it from the outside towards the center of the car. Might try a smaller screwdriver or an ice pick but it should be white...

 

That did the trick !! Thanks buddy

 

That fixed the problem but when I lock the car the plate stays under the levers so I cant open the hoods without moving the plate with a screwdiver.
Any Ideas ? or is this now an expensive electrical problem ??

 

Hi, how did you eventually solve the problem once and for all? Did you replace any (electrical) part or did you perform any other repair ?
Tx


Alfred

 

here you go...

Since it is an '00 or older, the release levers for the trunks are manual and there is a 'lock out' plate to prevent them from being release when the car is locked or the driver's door is closed. However, you can use a small flat headed screwdriver to slide between the two levers on the driver's door sill to manually unlock them. Here's how:

With a flashlight and skinny 3-4" long flat screwdriver (like one of those electrician promo ones handed out at trade shows...) slide it down between the front and rear levers. Under the front trunk lever, you'll see a U shaped cut out that will have a white plate under it. The white plate, when the vehicle is locked or doors are closed, slides over the U shaped cutout to prevent the levers from being raised. Using the screwdriver, slide the white plate from the outside of the car towards the center. Once it's clear, just pull up on the lever to release either trunk.

To that note, have you started the car yet to reinitialize your key w/ the car and the immobilizer? This may solve your problem as well (a dead battery will put the car into 'sleep mode' and since it was locked... the trunks remain as such). Otherwise, you'll likely have to remove the sill plate cover w/ the levers to see what's going on, or not, underneath for a permanent fix.

 

Did you ever have to do anything further? I am currently having the same problem. Thanks