24ss06

Please help..

Just tried jumping the car with no luck.
The key is stuck in the ignition, and there is absolutely no power so i cant push the buttom to open the trunk.

The spare key also will not seem to open the trunk which doesnt make any sense.. but it just wont turn.
My keys will open the doors to my car, but not the trunk..

I obviously need to get into my trunk if i want to replace the battery...but i cant. So what do i do?

LsCobalt07

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Under the steering column there is a cover that prys open with a flathead screwdriver. There will be a lever that you can push to get the key out of the ignition. Here's a link to a picture that is not mine Key Release Photo by Coby007 | Photobucket

24ss06

damn that did the trick.. but id say my battery is likely toast. Off to get a new one, thanks!!

riceburner

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Also just for the record you can jump the car from under the hood lol

Snail_SS

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Lol what both said

09outlander

And your other key, the one not stuck in the ignition, is likely a valet key, only works on the door locks and ignition.

Or if it's not a valet key the lock cylinder in the trunk is seized.

cobaltss#01

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do cobalts have a valet key?

24ss06

tried that, battery was totally dead. Didnt work.

Olybaltss

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yellowsupercharged06

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mine didnt come with a valet key

Snail_SS

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I had a spare key made without the chip and it would only open the doors but not trunk and it wouldnt start the car ( of course had no chip)

exninja

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The trunk can't be sensitive to the chip. If it were, then you wouldn't be able to replace a completely dead battery.

In other words, I have been able to open the trunk without a battery in the car.

umrdyldo

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You likely had a chip key cut and the trunk didn't like it.

Snail_SS

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The key i had made was a plain key(no chip) it would open doors just not the trunk idk why but it just wouldnt, and yeah i dont think the trunk is chip activated

umrdyldo

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Sorry i meant to say whoever cut your spare key, probably did a crappy job and the new key doesn't work in the trunk because of that.

Shanedude

Get a person with skinny arms and have them shove it through the backseat to push that button to pull down the seats. Then pull the glow in the dark trunk release.

riceburner

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this i why its a good idea to relocate the seat pulldown tabs to inside the cabin. first mod i did to the car and has been useful in many ways haha.

yellowsupercharged06

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how did ya do that ? Never heard of this before.

Rosalia Burton

the way to open truck will be : pull back seat a litle just enouhg to inser a long broom handle in it with a hook at th end ( husbad and i used a wure cloth handle) atatche with duck tape and pull th elith sign at the inside of the tunck and truck was popp open. hopes it help

Rosalia Burton

use a broom handle with hook at the end and pull the litle tab inside the trunk