I’ve been messing with this issue for over a month. I watched your video and thought “what the hell”. I popped the trunk lid liner out, pulled out the rubber piece holding the wires in place and I’ll be damned…..a broken little green wire! I can’t believe it! Thank you so much for the video!
Thank you for this video. Saved me (probably) a couple of hundred dollars at the auto dealer. My only comment to add to the video, according to my son the engineer......When you feed the new copper wire into the tube to reconnect the two broken ends, make sure of the following two things: 1.) The copper wire should be the same diameter as the wire you are connecting to. 2.) The existing copper wire is probably a multi strain of wire filaments. Make sure you use a multi filament copper wire for the new connection......NOT a solid single stain. My son says connecting a multi strain to a Solid single stain will cause too much resistance and possible a "short" , or even worse a fire.
This video was a very helpful. Followed your instructions after checking all the fuses, and found that the dark green wire was torn. Made the according fixes and trunk and trunk light works like normal now. Thank you bro
And again, googled this problem, saw your video. Thought hmm kinda involved but did exactly as you said, and BAM 2 disconnected wires. I soldered them back together and added some support, works like a charm!!!
Thanks! I had the same problem. Couldn't open my trunk with the fob or the dash switch. No sound when the buttons were pressed. No fuses were out and the glove compartment switch was on. Found and followed this video and found 2 wires were cut inside that rubber hose. Soldered the wires back together, taped it all up. And now have a working trunk again. And a bonus: my trunk light now works again (forgot I had a trunk light!). I guess one of the two wires was for the trunk light. Thanks again!
Thanks for posting! I just found the same problem on my 2006 G35 sedan and it was an easy fix. I opened the trunk by snagging the emergency release with a coat hanger by reaching through the back seat center pass through.
It's really weird how common this problem is on g35s! This is my first and sure enough the trunk wouldn't pop and it was a broken wire at the hinge area. Thank you
Thanks for the video and info. just had the wire break in my 2005 sedan and this made the fix a lot easier to troubleshoot. I had it break right inside the truck end of the long flexible grommet. a second wire was starting to break as well.
BEFORE YOU RIP APART YOUR TRUNK CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOUR VALET SWITCH IS NOT OFF I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY, simptoms of valet switch, FOB works but interior button doesnt, valet switch location: when you open the glove box it is on the left hand side. Thanks the vid helped because i also needed to fix the wires, but i ended up acccidently flipping the switch.
thanks Brother! had the exact same problem with my 2006, the two snapped wires were all the way down by the rubber gromit/cable cover, so I did not have to peel off all of the black tape. still a difficult enough fix, but worth it, as I no longer look like I'm "living out of my car", as I can now put stuff in the trunk again!
Is the same for a 2008 nissan maxima my truck doesn't open with the bottom is located on the trunk and with the remote ether and my license plate light don't work ether you think is the same problem
Dude u totally helped me out so much!! My trunk switch in the glove box must've accidentally got switched to off so I switched it back to on and everything's back to normal!! Thx so much dude!! Mine is a 2004 Infiniti G35 sedan!! 😁😁🤘🤘🤘
I have this issue...The trunk will not open from the fob, then soon stopped working from the inside button on the driver side also...I could not discern what fuse it was.....so took it into the dealership.. They kept it for days and i got drive a new Q X30 the whole time!...But they charged me 400 hundred to diagnose it as sensor problem because after they found it was not the fuse, they thought it was a broken latch and spent several hours messing with it before deciding it is a sensor issue.. They say it will cost around 700 to purchase and 300 to put in...How can i tell if its just this wiring instead?
It's a toggle switch , so the best bet is to find a replacement on eBay or salvage yard. It's should not be hard to replace once you take out the glove compartment. Unfortunately I don't have an official answer, but that's what I would do I broke mine .
Yup i was thinking hmm i should just diagnose using prodemand. Got too complicated and dropped the trunk liner and popped the rubber grommet and found that all 3 of my black ground wires were not connected and repaired at one point. Soldered and it opens like normal again!
Great video. I have a question, I have the 2009 g37xs and when I use my keyfob I'm able to unlock the trunk but when the key is in my pocket and I press the button on the trunk lid to open, it wont work it only work when I use the press the fob. I check all the fuses like you did but still had the same problem.
flipmode00 thanks! So your KeyFob works when you press the trunk button , but doesn't appear to sense the KeyFOb when you walk up to the trunk and put your hand on the unlock latch. I'm assuming that the car is sensing the keyfob when you go to unlock your car door though? If so, then it may be the rear sensor (if that even exists) may be faulty or bad. Not sure how many sensors the car has that detects the presence of the keyfob, but I'd research that and get back to me. Good question.
According to the tech at infiniti the rear sensor does exist lol, its located near the trunk. I will have to order one on ebay for $10 cuz the dealer charges $60 for 1. tks for your help
Yo are a life saver Buddy. I just locked my keys in the trunk and after deciding between ripping the back seat out or paying a locksmith 200 dollars, figured let's see what you tube says! in the glove box there is a on off switch for the trunk. Flip it on , and push down the trunk release under the steering wheel. Pop goes the weasel.
quick question: MY keys got locked in my infiniti g35 and the remote key doesn't work, so I locksmith to open the car and now my trunck doesn't open and my key doesn't work to lock and unlock doors, do u think it could be a sensor and what can I do to fix this ?
+gracie villalba sorry Gracie, if you have a complete FOb failure then you may have to take it into the shop, or try getting another FOB and programming it .
+gracie villalba arent the fob keys programmed so you cant lock your keys inside the car? my 2007 g prevents the car from locking if my keys are inside.
There are 5 wires in the harness. two black, one red, a light green and a dark green. In my case, both greens are separated at the same place. When I connect the dark green my latch activates again. I can't see where the light green attaches. What is it's purpose?
The green wire is the 3rd brake light on the spoiler, this video helped me find the rip in the trunk wire and i discovered why my third brake light wasnt working. The green wire was ripped too, now everything works perfectly
Thanks for the video. I have a 2009 G37 but different issue where my key fob will open the trunk, and the interior button on the dash works as well, but the trunk button doesn't work. Even though it's now 2022, my car (bought used) only has 60k on it. More recently there are times that nothing opens the trunk but after a short drive, everything but the trunk button works as above. My battery is now being affected and something draining it so now the fix it more urgent since now I'm not just worried about battery drain, but if there's a short somewhere, possible fire. Now I need to figure out the right wire to buy. I did find a few complete harnesses on ebay that I'll probably get one, providing I can find a video on putting it in.
It was the green wire that split on my 06 g35 coupe. It was right where the grommit came out of the car into the trunk within that rubber piece covering the wires. Had to cut it out with a razor blade. Im just worried about water getting in it now. Covered it with electrical tape and then taped a ziploc bag around it.
There isnt a fuse for the trunk its one of the wires that ripped just like this video shows. Usually inside that rubber grommet those wires start to rip after all the years of opening and closing the trunk
Sue Mitchel-Runow the emergency latch on the trunk hood comes out a little and let’s you twist it. This allows you to slide the felt cover off through the hole that’s cut in for it.
Sue Mitchel-Runow I’d ask them if they could do a continuity check of all the wires that go through that rubber grommet and verify all the leads are good. That leaves very little room for them to BS you , however they will very much charge you for this.
Just over 2 months from when I fixed one wire and another one broke a couple of weeks ago. Fixed it, traced more of the wiring into the body and removed one of the wiring clips that was causing tension. And now I'm about to work on it again because my trunk only opens occasionally now. Does anyone know if the wiring to the trunk goes all the way to the front of the car? I'm really wanting to go ahead and replace all of these wires.
+DUDE HERE - there is a red nylon loop that you can pull out from the middle of the backseat, between the seat cushion and back rest cushion. Its in the middle between the two back seats. I had the same problem and found another video that pointed this out. Huge help for me.
I’ve been messing with this issue for over a month. I watched your video and thought “what the hell”. I popped the trunk lid liner out, pulled out the rubber piece holding the wires in place and I’ll be damned…..a broken little green wire! I can’t believe it! Thank you so much for the video!
green and black for me, this video was a real time saver.
Lol, I accidentally flipped the switch in the glove box and was confused on why my trunk wouldn't open, this video saved me a lot of trouble!
Lmao same here homie
Thank you for this video. Saved me (probably) a couple of hundred dollars at the auto dealer. My only comment to add to the video, according to my son the engineer......When you feed the new copper wire into the tube to reconnect the two broken ends, make sure of the following two things: 1.) The copper wire should be the same diameter as the wire you are connecting to. 2.) The existing copper wire is probably a multi strain of wire filaments. Make sure you use a multi filament copper wire for the new connection......NOT a solid single stain. My son says connecting a multi strain to a Solid single stain will cause too much resistance and possible a "short" , or even worse a fire.
This video was a very helpful. Followed your instructions after checking all the fuses, and found that the dark green wire was torn. Made the according fixes and trunk and trunk light works like normal now. Thank you bro
And again, googled this problem, saw your video. Thought hmm kinda involved but did exactly as you said, and BAM 2 disconnected wires. I soldered them back together and added some support, works like a charm!!!
Thanks! I had the same problem. Couldn't open my trunk with the fob or the dash switch. No sound when the buttons were pressed. No fuses were out and the glove compartment switch was on. Found and followed this video and found 2 wires were cut inside that rubber hose. Soldered the wires back together, taped it all up. And now have a working trunk again. And a bonus: my trunk light now works again (forgot I had a trunk light!). I guess one of the two wires was for the trunk light. Thanks again!
Awesome! I'm glad you were able to fix it !
Thanks for posting! I just found the same problem on my 2006 G35 sedan and it was an easy fix. I opened the trunk by snagging the emergency release with a coat hanger by reaching through the back seat center pass through.
My neighbor was trying to find the problem for 3 days a to z bit missed the y lol thanks to your video that came across solved it in 1 sec
It's really weird how common this problem is on g35s! This is my first and sure enough the trunk wouldn't pop and it was a broken wire at the hinge area. Thank you
This video just saved me a huge headache....radio installer flipped the switch 😂 thanks 👍🏾
Your tips helped me fix my same Issue ! Now If i can fix my driver side door opener I'm in great shape :)
Thanks for the video and info. just had the wire break in my 2005 sedan and this made the fix a lot easier to troubleshoot. I had it break right inside the truck end of the long flexible grommet. a second wire was starting to break as well.
Had the same problem with my 06 G35 coupe, reconnected the wires, problem solved, trunk functions again👍😁
BEFORE YOU RIP APART YOUR TRUNK CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOUR VALET SWITCH IS NOT OFF I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY, simptoms of valet switch, FOB works but interior button doesnt, valet switch location: when you open the glove box it is on the left hand side. Thanks the vid helped because i also needed to fix the wires, but i ended up acccidently flipping the switch.
thanks Brother! had the exact same problem with my 2006, the two snapped wires were
all the way down by the rubber gromit/cable cover, so I did not have to peel off all of the black tape. still a difficult enough fix, but worth it, as I no longer look like I'm "living out of my car", as I can now put stuff in the trunk again!
Video helped a lot !! Happened to my 06 g35 coupe . The green wore was torn . Fixed it myself and all is fine now
After loading up a large laundry bag in & forcing it shut trunk release no workie no more! Thanks for the info!!
thank you for your video with this video I was able to fix my truck as well today after 2 years of not working. the black and a green was broken.
Chris Gabin happy to help!
Thanks man, you're a life saver. Going to try it tomm. Been without a working trunk for a while. Hope it works!
Hey man this video saved me some money I was gonna replace the hole latching thing
Is the same for a 2008 nissan maxima my truck doesn't open with the bottom is located on the trunk and with the remote ether and my license plate light don't work ether you think is the same problem
Thank you very much for your post.Had broken wire easy fix only after viewing your very helpful information..
Dude u totally helped me out so much!! My trunk switch in the glove box must've accidentally got switched to off so I switched it back to on and everything's back to normal!! Thx so much dude!! Mine is a 2004 Infiniti G35 sedan!!
😁😁🤘🤘🤘
Where’s that bottom located
I have this issue...The trunk will not open from the fob, then soon stopped working from the inside button on the driver side also...I could not discern what fuse it was.....so took it into the dealership.. They kept it for days and i got drive a new Q X30 the whole time!...But they charged me 400 hundred to diagnose it as sensor problem because after they found it was not the fuse, they thought it was a broken latch and spent several hours messing with it before deciding it is a sensor issue.. They say it will cost around 700 to purchase and 300 to put in...How can i tell if its just this wiring instead?
I jus picked up a G Last night, an the trunk wont open 🤷! But these Dose help me start sum where, besides the obvious! Thx 👍
I was replacing my cabin blower motor and filter and I broke the switch in the glove compartment is there any way I can bypass it?
It's a toggle switch , so the best bet is to find a replacement on eBay or salvage yard. It's should not be hard to replace once you take out the glove compartment. Unfortunately I don't have an official answer, but that's what I would do I broke mine .
Thank you for the information on the switch in the glove box! That was our issue. It had been shut off.
Yup i was thinking hmm i should just diagnose using prodemand. Got too complicated and dropped the trunk liner and popped the rubber grommet and found that all 3 of my black ground wires were not connected and repaired at one point. Soldered and it opens like normal again!
ty bra ! saved the day emergency release worked for me nothing else tho just glad to get in the damn trunk again ty
If I pop the trunk by the emergency released does the emergency release work more than once?
Nathan Chatterton yes. It works as long as the cable isn’t broken
Great video. I have a question, I have the 2009 g37xs and when I use my keyfob I'm able to unlock the trunk but when the key is in my pocket and I press the button on the trunk lid to open, it wont work it only work when I use the press the fob.
I check all the fuses like you did but still had the same problem.
flipmode00 thanks! So your KeyFob works when you press the trunk button , but doesn't appear to sense the KeyFOb when you walk up to the trunk and put your hand on the unlock latch. I'm assuming that the car is sensing the keyfob when you go to unlock your car door though? If so, then it may be the rear sensor (if that even exists) may be faulty or bad. Not sure how many sensors the car has that detects the presence of the keyfob, but I'd research that and get back to me. Good question.
According to the tech at infiniti the rear sensor does exist lol, its located near the trunk. I will have to order one on ebay for $10 cuz the dealer charges $60 for 1. tks for your help
Yo are a life saver Buddy. I just locked my keys in the trunk and after deciding between ripping the back seat out or paying a locksmith 200 dollars, figured let's see what you tube says! in the glove box there is a on off switch for the trunk. Flip it on , and push down the trunk release under the steering wheel. Pop goes the weasel.
quick question: MY keys got locked in my infiniti g35 and the remote key doesn't work, so I locksmith to open the car and now my trunck doesn't open and my key doesn't work to lock and unlock doors, do u think it could be a sensor and what can I do to fix this ?
Try replacing the battery In your Key FOB . Thats a good place to start .
+rewindjunky hi I have already done that and nothing
+gracie villalba sorry Gracie, if you have a complete FOb failure then you may have to take it into the shop, or try getting another FOB and programming it .
+gracie villalba arent the fob keys programmed so you cant lock your keys inside the car? my 2007 g prevents the car from locking if my keys are inside.
Just what I needed to know... I hope it works for me! I'll check the connections asap. Thanks for sharing...
Hi, does the wires have to be soldered or can you get away with just taping them really good?
There are 5 wires in the harness. two black, one red, a light green and a dark green. In my case, both greens are separated at the same place. When I connect the dark green my latch activates again. I can't see where the light green attaches. What is it's purpose?
That I'm not sure. We would have to get a wiring diagram from the factory , or you would have to look at a Chiltons Manual for the G35.
The green wire is the 3rd brake light on the spoiler, this video helped me find the rip in the trunk wire and i discovered why my third brake light wasnt working. The green wire was ripped too, now everything works perfectly
My safety release was off. Thanks man ✊🏾
Thank you! This solved our truck problem!
Thanks for the video. I have a 2009 G37 but different issue where my key fob will open the trunk, and the interior button on the dash works as well, but the trunk button doesn't work. Even though it's now 2022, my car (bought used) only has 60k on it. More recently there are times that nothing opens the trunk but after a short drive, everything but the trunk button works as above. My battery is now being affected and something draining it so now the fix it more urgent since now I'm not just worried about battery drain, but if there's a short somewhere, possible fire. Now I need to figure out the right wire to buy. I did find a few complete harnesses on ebay that I'll probably get one, providing I can find a video on putting it in.
It was the green wire that split on my 06 g35 coupe. It was right where the grommit came out of the car into the trunk within that rubber piece covering the wires. Had to cut it out with a razor blade. Im just worried about water getting in it now. Covered it with electrical tape and then taped a ziploc bag around it.
I have a 05 Nissan Maxima that I have no access to the trunk tried all the buttons and etc and nothing any idea how I could fix this
DaTechn9cian I would possibly look under your rear seat to find a red latch. May be worth a quick google to see if it’s equipped with one . :/
how can I removed the back seat do u know ?
iam not able to find the trunk fuse. is it called something else?
There isnt a fuse for the trunk its one of the wires that ripped just like this video shows. Usually inside that rubber grommet those wires start to rip after all the years of opening and closing the trunk
Thank god my issue was just the button on the glove box 🤩
How did you get the trunk open if you can't access the release lever
Mathew Gaudreau there is a red emergency release under the rear passenger seat.
rewindjunky can’t find it
Just dig in there you’ll find it trust me
It’s going to be in the center of the seats under the backing
Thanks man the button in my glove apartment was off and I didn't know it existed lol
You think it is the same with a 2011 maxima????
I have a Nissan Altima 2008. My trunk won't open the switch doesn't work or the intelligent key
Man I don't even know anything about wiring but I did it thank you so much too bad I didn't find out till I bout a lock latch but thanks again!!!!
Good stuff! Thanks, rewindjunky! I had 4 wires cut in two and the two blacks ones were ready to go. That rubber grommet is bad news! :-)
Wow! Glad you got it sorted out!
How did u take off the panel?...i don't see how to get it off around the emergency latch
Sue Mitchel-Runow the emergency latch on the trunk hood comes out a little and let’s you twist it. This allows you to slide the felt cover off through the hole that’s cut in for it.
thank u so much..i see the dealership said they checked all grounds and found them good...would you interpret that as saying they checked the wires?
Sue Mitchel-Runow I’d ask them if they could do a continuity check of all the wires that go through that rubber grommet and verify all the leads are good. That leaves very little room for them to BS you , however they will very much charge you for this.
Working on mine at the moment...just can't find any 24 awg wire locally....
AkumaJin78 local for me is homedepot, lowes, Frys, but if all else fails try Amazon, even eBay has 24awg wire super cheap . Good luck
rewindjunky
Got some through Amazon, delivered today.
Added an extra 6 inches of 24 awg wire, soldered, taped and wrapped the wiring in pvc conduit. Fixed.
Just over 2 months from when I fixed one wire and another one broke a couple of weeks ago. Fixed it, traced more of the wiring into the body and removed one of the wiring clips that was causing tension. And now I'm about to work on it again because my trunk only opens occasionally now. Does anyone know if the wiring to the trunk goes all the way to the front of the car? I'm really wanting to go ahead and replace all of these wires.
Worked great exactly the problem had to wires split
Yeah, but how'd you get it open in the first place?
Theres a red latch under the rear seats.
thanks, worked perfect. I'm sure you just saved me a couple hundred $$$
Do you know where in the trunk the manual release lever is for a 05 Grand Prix?
Robert OBryan unfortunately not, never owned a Grand Prix
Thanks for info. Saved me from going to the repair shop!
JPflei awesome !
I appreciate this video just fixed mine it works thanks bro
Ima need tk acess the wires under careor di trunkr
just got my 06 coupe and i just can’t get my trunk to open 😭😭😭😭 thanks for the vid i’ll update if it works!!
How do you actually get the trunk open?
There is a Red latch between the back seat. Pull that to release the back of the seat then pull green lever under trunk
+Awaken thanks man
+DUDE HERE - there is a red nylon loop that you can pull out from the middle of the backseat, between the seat cushion and back rest cushion. Its in the middle between the two back seats. I had the same problem and found another video that pointed this out. Huge help for me.
Thank you for posting the video I had the same problem thank you
awesome video. How did you take the trunk cover?
There are little clips that pop off. I used a good sized flat head head to take them out.
+rewindjunky Thank you. Appreciate you replying back.
What wiring did u use?
How u open the trunk manual tho ?
Under the rear seat there is a red latch
How did you get it to open back up
Young Money under my rear seat is a red latch that pops it open.
This helped a lot, Thank you
Thanks. This is the second time it happens.
Umm I can't open the trunk so how am I suppose to get into that lol
ROB BARRIOS I think you can put the back seats down and you will have access to the emergency pull switch
Thank you so much you just save me over 200$
im already in for 400 and that was just to diagnose it ..but the mechanic at the dealership says it a sensor...and they want 1,000 to fix it
Btw it worked man thanks!! Glad to finally have my trunk back lol
Thanks. Hope this helps
Thanks! A lot of help
Awesome video, thanks
Good looks...
Clutch thanks man!
Thanks man....!
thanks man that is my problem lmao wow
😂😂
How to fix trunk that won't open:
Step 1: open trunk
Golden Gonzo yea, by unlocking it using emergency red latch under the rear seats. You’re welcome