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Expert: - 7/1/2010


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QUESTION: Hi Rob..Thank you in advance for your time. I have a 1988 Cadillac Eldorado Biaritz....Runs great....but..always one of those huh...yesterday after my son put stuff in the trunk and closed it, the message board said trunk open, yet it was closed...so we popped the trunk and now the auto close doesnt work, nor can I shut it manualy....help please....what do I do??? Thank you again!!

ANSWER: Hello,

The first thing you need to do is get the Phillips screwdriver out..
Remove the cover by the latch and check the 15 amp fuse and see if it is blown.

If that is not the problem contact me at robo14@aol.com

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QUESTION: Unable to find fuse....I apologize....should I be looking by the trunk motor, or above on the trunk lid? Is it normal for the lid to not even shut manualy?

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Hello,

You cannot shut the lid manually with that pull down. Personally, I don't care for the device myself and just like shutting a trunk manually.

If you want to shut the trunk manually and eliminate that stupid trunk pull down, I can tell you how. It is rather easy.

On the lid looking straight up, there is another cover you will remove for the latch. There are 3 10 mm head bolts on the latch. Just loosen the bolts, good enough so you can slide the latch all the way upward. Tighten bolts. Close trunk normally. If it won't latch, you will need to lossen the bolts again and move the latch downward a small increment. Tighten. Close trunk, see if it closes like a normal trunk. It takes a little playing around, but you are basically eliminating the use of the pull down. Shouldn't take but a couple of minutes.

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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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