Trunk release button does not work on a 2000 ford focus

Fuses work or they don't, continuity or not. If it's bad, it is burnt out and not giving voltage, it doesn't work.

When you press the button to open the trunk, a solenoid pulls the catch, and the trunk opens and the catch remains open.

When you press down on the truck lid, the catch base is pressed mechanically and it locks shut.

Your issue is almost certainly 'Adjustment', the catch isn't going down low enough when you press or slam.

Open the trunk, use a screwdriver in the slot to close the catch. Get someone to open the trunk release and watch it open. It it does, it works. You need to slacken off the bolts on the catch or the keeper plate and move it closer.

Oh look, a RECALL!

2013 Ford Focus trunk latch recall Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Ford Focus hatchback vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 26, 2016 and equipped with a manual transmission. The hatchback of the affected vehicles may be unlatched with a single press of the interior latch release button.

2013 Ford Focus Recalls ' Cars.com

https://www.cars.com > ... > Safety & recalls > Ford > Focus
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There is a video here.

https://www.google.com/search?q=2013+ford+focus+adjust+trunk+latch

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Maybe an electrical fault check with your local Ford dealer

You are required to press the boot release button 2 times to open it. If it fails.


Try reprogramming the remote. Watch the above video
If it fails


Take out the circuit from Ford remote and check for physical damage near trunk release button. If its damaged get it reparied from some electronic repair shop.

I made a video on how I fixed that problem on my 2003 Ford Focus. I show how I had to clean the button and where I found some wires going to the latch had cracked insulation.

hi my power doors dont work neither my trunk releese button neither my alarm
my reset on my key also does not function

check the actuator for the trunk release with 12volt power supply if it work you have an open wire or short to battery or short to ground.

try this , drop the back seats down, this will help you gain access to get into the trunk , use a flashlight to help you find the safty release to open the trunk....good luck


let me know if this works

Someone else posted the same problem, so I went out to my Focus and found a way to release the back seats. It is diffecult, but possible, to push the release lever in the trunk with a thin board (like a 4 foot piece of baseboard) through the space between the seats. The release lever is in the upper corner (passenger side) of the trunk. Get something to wedge between the seats and a flashlight. Post the result if this works.

It looks like you can download an owner's manual from Ford's web site:

https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/owners_manuals/default.asp

I didn't complete the whole thing, so post your results after trying this.