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Test J: Trunk Does Not Unlock From Remote Transmitter

NOTE: This test only applies to sedan. If vehicle is a wagon, perform TEST L: LIFTGATE DOES NOT OPERATE AT RELEASE SWITCH  .
  1. Press remote keyless entry transmitter TRUNK button. If trunk lock releases, go to step 9). If trunk lock does not release, go to next step.
  2. Connect New Generation Star (NGS) Tester (007-00500) to Data Link Connector (DLC). Access RAP FUNCTION TESTING, TRANSMITTER TIC/DATA. Press remote keyless entry transmitter TRUNK button. If LAST DATA RECEIVED displays TRUNK, go to next step. If LAST DATA RECEIVED does not display TRUNK, perform TEST D: LOCKS INOPERATIVE FROM REMOTE TRANSMITTER  .
  3. Remove trunk lid release relay. Measure voltage at connector terminal No. 85 at trunk lid release relay harness connector. See Fig 1 . If battery voltage exists, go to next step. If battery voltage does not exist, go to step 5).
  4. Measure voltage at terminal No. 30 (Purple/Yellow wire) at trunk lid release relay harness connector. If battery voltage exists, go to step 7). If battery voltage does not exist, repair power distribution circuit. See appropriate wiring diagram in POWER DISTRIBUTION section in WIRING DIAGRAMS article.
  5. Remove fuse No. 26 (15-amp) from instrument panel fuse box. Measure resistance in Purple/Yellow wire between output side of fuse No. 26 and terminal No. 30 at trunk lid release relay harness connector. If resistance is 5 ohms or less, go to next step. If resistance is greater than 5 ohms, repair open in Purple/Yellow wire.
  6. Measure voltage at supply side of fuse No. 26. If battery voltage exists, check Purple/Yellow wire for short to ground between fuse No. 26 and trunk lid release relay. If battery voltage does not exist, check power distribution circuit. See appropriate wiring diagram in POWER DISTRIBUTION section in WIRING DIAGRAMS article. If power distribution circuit is okay, replace instrument panel fuse box.
  7. Disconnect trunk lid release solenoid harness connector. Measure resistance in Light Green/Yellow wire between terminal No. 87 at trunk lid release relay harness connector and trunk lock release solenoid harness connector. If resistance is less than 5 ohms, go to next step. If resistance is 5 ohms or greater, repair open in Light Green/Yellow wire.
  8. Disconnect Remote Anti-theft Personality (RAP) module connector C254. See Figure . Measure resistance in Pink/Orange wire between terminal No. 7 at RAP module harness connector C254 and terminal No. 85 trunk lid release relay harness connector. If resistance is less than 5 ohms, go to step 11). If resistance is 5 ohms or greater, repair open in Pink/Orange wire.
  9. Remove fuse No. 26 from instrument panel fuse box. Disconnect trunk lid release switch harness connector located on left side of instrument panel. Measure resistance between output side of fuse No. 26 (Purple/Yellow wire) and Pink/Yellow wire at trunk lid release switch connector. If resistance is less than 5 ohms, go to next step. If resistance is 5 ohms or greater, repair open in Purple/Yellow and/or Pink/Orange wire. See WIRING DIAGRAMS  .
  10. Measure resistance between ground and Gray/Red wire at trunk lid release switch harness connector. If resistance is less than 5 ohms, replace trunk lid release switch. If resistance is 5 ohms or greater, repair open in Gray/Red wire and/or Black wire (between switch and ground). See WIRING DIAGRAMS  .
  11. Install trunk lid release relay. Measure voltage at terminal No. 7 (Pink/Orange wire) at RAP module harness connector C254. If battery voltage exists, go to next step. If battery voltage does not exist, replace trunk lid release relay.
  12. Connect a jumper wire between ground and terminal No. 7 (Pink/Orange wire) at RAP module harness connector C254. Measure voltage at Yellow/Light Green wire at trunk lid release solenoid harness connector. If battery voltage exists, go to next step. If battery voltage does not exist, replace trunk lid release relay.
  13. Measure resistance between ground and Black wire at trunk lid release solenoid harness connector. If resistance is less than 5 ohms, go to next step. If resistance is 5 ohms or greater, repair open in Black wire.
  14. Ensure trunk lid release relay is installed. Ensure RAP module harness connector C254 is connected. Measure voltage at Yellow/Light Green wire at trunk lid release solenoid harness connector while pressing TRUNK button on remote keyless entry transmitter. If battery voltage exists, replace trunk lid release solenoid. If battery voltage does not exist, replace RAP module.
Fig 1: Liftgate & Trunk Lid Release Relay Harness Connector Terminals
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