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Expert: - 3/15/2009


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My 1994 Caddy Eldorado trunk lid will not automatically retract when the trunk lid is closed. Is there a way to check if to see if the motor is bad or is it in the mechinism. Also, is there a way to retract the automatic latch and just open and close the trunk lid with the key. Thank You. Rick Brown  

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Hi Rick,

Check your owner's manual for fuse box locations and check all fuses.

You can pull out the plastic trim in the trunk opposite the tail lights and see if there is a seperate fuse there. I believe you will find a blue 15 amp fuse there.
That will rule out everything as far as the electrical if you have power to the pull down motor.

I have a bad pull down motor in my 84' Eldo. I have done the following to keep from buying a motor.

If you look below the trunk lid with it raised you will see the latch. There are two or three bolts mounting to the latch. You will see the latch is slotted. Loosen the bolts and push the latch all the way up. Tighten the bolts. Close the trunk. If it takes too much effort to close, loosen and pull down a little. Tignten again until you get the trunk lid to seal and close decently.

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Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?

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Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.

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