yaris hatch not unlocking

[dasnake]

Thanks tardis. I'll try wd40 and report back.

Is there a lever in the car to pop the hatch? If not has anyone been able to rig something?

[Tardis]

Originally Posted by dasnake

Thanks tardis. I'll try wd40 and report back.

Is there a lever in the car to pop the hatch? If not has anyone been able to rig something?

You might be able to pry the rear trim off carefully and reach in and pull the lever inside on the latch to release. I'd work on lubing and turn with the key first.

The famous "just jiggle it" rule may apply here. I do find Toyota did not make the button spring with enough preload so a bit of corrosion wedges the button really easily making it hard to lock and unlock once its sticky.