2005 sr5 trunk wont open

Hey guys,

all door locks and windows work great, rear defrost and window work as well. trunk is stuck shut and no noise from the tunk latch when I press it. took back plastic panel off, and was able to pull up on the trigger and it opened fine, zero rust and the latch seems to be good. do I have to replace the actuator or is there a way around this? heard you can disconnect and reconnect the battery or check fuses but not sure where to start. any ideas are welcome thanks

 

Check your battery. I had problems with mine and discovered my battery was bad. Installed a new battery which fixed the problem. It seems that the tailgate cpu is voltage sensitive.