Door Wont lock and Gas Filler/Trunk release Stuck - Toyota Yaris Forums

Hillbert · 11-20-2014, 05:05 PM

I was able to get everything locking and unlocking, and the gas door and the trunk are working fine now!

For the trunk/Gasdoor:
I first went inside the trunk from the back seat and pulled the "person in the trunk" lever. This one operated fine. Once i tried to close the trunk though, it wouldn't latch. So i peeled back the carpeted liner in the trunk to move the lever around that actuates the latch. This clicked everything back into position and the trunk could then close. Next i went back up to the latch at the drivers seat, and noticed that the cable that feeds to the back of the car had popped out of its seat after i moved the lever in the back of the car. I placed the cable back into the slot and everything is back to normal. Gas lever and trunk release all work fine. I went and got gas immediately

For the door:

I took the door panel off first just to see what was going on in there. I disconnected the cable that move the lock mechanism, as well as the cable that works the door handle. This was just to see if possibly the plastic pieces of the handle assembly had cracked or broken, but they were moving fine without the cables attached. I reattached both the cables and moved everything manually a few times. This must have knocked something loose and allowed the door to lock finally! When I attempted to re-install the door panel though, the lock did the same thing, and wouldn't close again. I found that when re-installing the door panel, i was putting the cables on a bind (just like you said) and it was preventing it from moving. After readjusting and putting the door panel back on, everything is working properly once again.

Only thing now is that the door squeaks loudly when its locking. I'm sure its just a matter of lubrication, but i didn't see exactly where i should apply it.

Either way, Thank you so much for helping me with this, as it made the job much easier having a starting point of what to look for.

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11-20-2014, 05:05 PM	#1
Hillbert Drives: 07' Yaris Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Columbus Posts: 7	I was able to get everything locking and unlocking, and the gas door and the trunk are working fine now! For the trunk/Gasdoor: I first went inside the trunk from the back seat and pulled the "person in the trunk" lever. This one operated fine. Once i tried to close the trunk though, it wouldn't latch. So i peeled back the carpeted liner in the trunk to move the lever around that actuates the latch. This clicked everything back into position and the trunk could then close. Next i went back up to the latch at the drivers seat, and noticed that the cable that feeds to the back of the car had popped out of its seat after i moved the lever in the back of the car. I placed the cable back into the slot and everything is back to normal. Gas lever and trunk release all work fine. I went and got gas immediately For the door: I took the door panel off first just to see what was going on in there. I disconnected the cable that move the lock mechanism, as well as the cable that works the door handle. This was just to see if possibly the plastic pieces of the handle assembly had cracked or broken, but they were moving fine without the cables attached. I reattached both the cables and moved everything manually a few times. This must have knocked something loose and allowed the door to lock finally! When I attempted to re-install the door panel though, the lock did the same thing, and wouldn't close again. I found that when re-installing the door panel, i was putting the cables on a bind (just like you said) and it was preventing it from moving. After readjusting and putting the door panel back on, everything is working properly once again. Only thing now is that the door squeaks loudly when its locking. I'm sure its just a matter of lubrication, but i didn't see exactly where i should apply it. Either way, Thank you so much for helping me with this, as it made the job much easier having a starting point of what to look for.