Help fix my trunk
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Asked by ballistic12gage Sep 15, 2013 at 08:45 PM about the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I own 1996 Grand Cherokee limited 5.2 V8,
issue is I have to push extra hard under the
trunk handleand pull the handle at the same
time to open it, any ideas to help fix it?

3 Answers
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madmopar answered 10 years ago

the latch probably needs to be lubricated. I would use white lithium grease, it will last longer than wd-40. if that doesn't do it, you may need the adjust the latch itself. it might have gotten loose and moved.

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