Dr No

Put my car in storage and went to visit it yesterday. When I originally stored it, I disconnected the battery and locked the hood, doors, and trunk (I have a Vert). Tried to use the actual key in the rear lock cylinder only to find that the cylinder is loose, and I can only put the key partially into it. Even if I can fully insert the key, I am wondering if I can rotate it to pop the trunk lid.

Any helpful suggestions are welcomed.

ajn

Snowwolfe

Are you saying you tried to insert the key and failed to open the lock? Your post isn't to clear.

Dj92GTA

Sometimes you can leverage the key to try and pull the locking mechanism front and back to get it down a bit lower so you can turn the key and unlock. Bumper has to come off to get at it if it's not seated at all.

You could jack the car up and if you got like a jumper pack get a wire to the 12v lead on the starter and ground and should have enough voltage to open the door and trunk.

Dr No

The key cylinder is loose from its mount. Because the cylinder is not seated, I cannot insert the key completely in the cylinder. My concern is, if I can fully insert it, and turn the key, will the cylinder just rotate with the key and not unlike the truck lid.

ajn

mountainears

Wondering if there's some way for you to get a grasp on the cylinder itself so you can hold it and get the key inserted fully. Even if it means temporarily supergluing something to it so you can hold it? I haven't crawled under and looked at that key slot to see what is exposed that might allow you to do that.

GR Jay

What a minute! There is a key for these cars or it just vert thing? I don't beleive I got any key with my car, just the two FOBs.

mountainears

^^^ The key is built into the fob. The only keyslot on the car is the one he is trying to use, for the trunk.

GR Jay

^^^ Damn it! I guess I'm going to have to crack open that owners manual. This is the downside of buying from an out of state dealer. I didn't get any dealer orientation on the car. It would be nice if one of the large internet dealers made some orientation videos for us out of state customers.

walleyejack

lol funny guy

wow. you should have bought a prius.. i believe that is why they put manuals in the glove box, i could be wrong tho.

Snowwolfe

Dont blame the dealer because you decided not to read the owners manual.

Why not just try it to find out?

yeller z06

That's funny, but not really necessary.

I think this thread, including the OP's comments and some of the replies, is a good wake-up call to owners to learn how your car operates and to check basic stuff like if that key works. I had a Chevy truck that developed a flat halfway between WI and NC (stuck in the boonies of KY) while I was towing my track car. You have to use a long rod to lower the spare tire down on the PU, and it wouldn't line up. I couldn't get to my spare. It kind of sucked. Oh, and Chevy roadside non-assistance wouldn't answer the phone.

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Anywho - to the OP: why not just turn the freakin' key in the lock? At this point, what do you have to lose? If it doesn't work, you're no worse off. Sounds like you'll be due for a tow to the Chevy dealer.

CP

I had this problem while trying to train a replacement FOB. You have to remove or the rear facia to fix this problem.

maxp

Zing

AORoads

Did you have a local-to-you PDI? If so, that's where you might have learned the workings of the car. If not, you're right: you need to read the manual, either online via pdf, or the real, paper manual.

To the OP, most don't know this, but that cylinder AND key are very stiff to boot---better to loosen it up and make sure it works before you need to use it. So, when you eventually get it working, stick something like WD or your fave in there, and work the key back and forth several/many times. When you first do it, it'll feel like you're going to break the key. Hopefully, you won't. Good luck.

RicK T

The next important safety question is: Do you know about the emergency handles next to the seats in case you get locked inside the car?

hope2

Funny how threads get off topic, let's help the guy open his car. 12v to the starter should make the fob work. Or, fully insert key in trunk lock and turn key slightly then pull into position and open trunk.

GR Jay

Apparently the sarcasm didn't come through in my reply. You guys take **** way too serioiusly around here.

hope2

Wire coat hanger inside door glass to pull up manual lever.

dndrsn

This won't help this time but next year if you can't or don't want to leave you hood open you can take some strong mono-filament fishing line, tie it to the door opener in the trunk and thread it out the back of the car. Battery disconnected or flat, pull the line to open the door.

John Harry

Why not just use the key in the trunk lock? After checking that it does indeed work, of course.