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Xaggerating · 03-30-2020, 02:03 AM

So my battery died died today in my 2012 v6 camaro LT with RS package. I tried starting the car up but then I heard a loud pop. I checked it out and the battery literally had exploded. I am getting a replacement battery in the morning but my issue is that I cannot get the car to unlock the trunk since there is no juice to do it since I removed the battery. I also cannot go through the back seat of the car since there is a custom sub woofer box and my key is also locked in the ignition.

Any ideas how to do this. I was thinking I could possibly hook jumper cables to the car under the hood but not sure if that would work. PLEASE HELP!

Dogmeat · 03-30-2020, 05:18 AM

I think the U have the right idea of jumping the connections under the hood....I would push the button on the door for the trunk release ASAP & quickly remove the jumper connection under the hood right away, cuz I don't know how this will affect the existing fried battery connections....Good Luck...let us know!

BLU DUCE · 03-30-2020, 06:43 AM

I would just stand in front of the car and hit the trunk button on the key Fob. That way I'm a lot farther away from the bad battery and the quicker I can disconnect the cables.

Rons1le · 03-30-2020, 07:14 AM

Get a big pry bar...lol

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Axe55 · 03-30-2020, 08:23 AM

You could try pulling the wires off the trunk release switch and connecting them directly to a AA or 9V battery. I have no idea if that would work, just spit balling...

ZED SLED · 03-30-2020, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Rons1le

Drop the back seat amd manually open rhe trunk.

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Go back and read all of the original post.

OP, I agree with post 2 but if you have access to a portable jump starter/battery pack that might be safer.

rberns · 03-30-2020, 10:06 AM

Lol. Ive been there. If you can, use a set of jumper cables and hook them up to a good battery and the to the negative post and positive terminal under the hood. You will then be able to pop the trunk open.

BLU DUCE · 03-30-2020, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ZED SLED

Go back and read all of the original post.

OP, I agree with post 2 but if you have access to a portable jump starter/battery pack that might be safer.

+1

'10CamaroDude · 03-30-2020, 01:05 PM

Yes, there is a big positive cable that goes into the engine compartment to a post.
"CONNECT" positive there, and put negative to any ground, not the motor itself. I use the
fender metal as ground, or strut tower.

Better?

QuandAns42 · 03-30-2020, 01:13 PM

No need to actually try to jump the car, just get the leads onto a good power source and that should allow you to get power to the locks as you would normally not need the engine running to pop that lock.

Ed Sanborn · 03-31-2020, 03:06 PM

With all the electronics in cars these days I try to avoid using jumper cables if possible. I would lower the back seat trunk access panel and just reach in and pull the emergency release handle. Trunk should pop open.

InFiD3ViL · 03-31-2020, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Sanborn

With all the electronics in cars these days I try to avoid using jumper cables if possible. I would lower the back seat trunk access panel and just reach in and pull the emergency release handle. Trunk should pop open.

He cannot. It's blocked.

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Originally Posted by Xaggerating

I also cannot go through the back seat of the car since there is a custom sub woofer box and my key is also locked in the ignition.

ticowarbird · 03-31-2020, 06:45 PM

I normally use my jumper and hook it up to the posts under the hood, then like they mentioned earlier, press store release and get into the trunk.

BLU DUCE · 04-01-2020, 09:27 AM

He hasn't said yet if the door can be opened if not he can't drop the back seat section. Just do like most have said and hook up under the hood then you can get door open then hit trunk button.

If you can't follow this in the next 2 days forget it.

It must have worked he hasn't answered in 2 days unless he got locked in the trunk.

03-30-2020, 02:03 AM	#1
Xaggerating Drives: Victory Red 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Fort Leonard Wood, MO Posts: 7	Help! Can't get into the trunk So my battery died died today in my 2012 v6 camaro LT with RS package. I tried starting the car up but then I heard a loud pop. I checked it out and the battery literally had exploded. I am getting a replacement battery in the morning but my issue is that I cannot get the car to unlock the trunk since there is no juice to do it since I removed the battery. I also cannot go through the back seat of the car since there is a custom sub woofer box and my key is also locked in the ignition. Any ideas how to do this. I was thinking I could possibly hook jumper cables to the car under the hood but not sure if that would work. PLEASE HELP!

03-30-2020, 05:18 AM	#2
Dogmeat Drives: 2011 RS Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Coldwater Mi Posts: 175	I think the U have the right idea of jumping the connections under the hood....I would push the button on the door for the trunk release ASAP & quickly remove the jumper connection under the hood right away, cuz I don't know how this will affect the existing fried battery connections....Good Luck...let us know! __________________ Proud Owner Of '11 Camaro

03-30-2020, 06:43 AM	#3
BLU DUCE Drives: 2011 1SS/RS IBM Camaro Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chittenango, NY, USA Posts: 7,219 View My Garage	I would just stand in front of the car and hit the trunk button on the key Fob. That way I'm a lot farther away from the bad battery and the quicker I can disconnect the cables. __________________

03-30-2020, 07:14 AM	#4
Rons1le Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE AGM Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Galion, Oh Posts: 531 View My Garage	Get a big pry bar...lol Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk __________________ 2015 2SS RS 1LE NPP/w Kooks headers, Procharged, ID1050X injectors, Katech belt tensioner, Mighty Mouse Catch Can, BMR subframe connectors, Matco driveshaft loop, AEM Wideband/Boost/Fuel gauges , Z/28 Splitter and Spoiler/w Wicker bill, Power Stop rotors and brake pads, MRR Z/28 Rep Wheels 20" w/p zeros 285 fronts and 305 rears, ZL1 addons Rock guards and Tow hook, Rear window louvers, Flags on the quarter windows and the moonroof, Billet aluminum door handles. Last edited by Rons1le; 03-30-2020 at 08:38 AM.

03-30-2020, 08:23 AM	#5
Axe55 Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 159	You could try pulling the wires off the trunk release switch and connecting them directly to a AA or 9V battery. I have no idea if that would work, just spit balling... __________________ 2012 Camaro SS LS3, JRE Scoop, CAI intake, Whipple Supercharger, Fast 85lb injectors, ZL1 pump, McLeod RXT clutch, MGW shifter, Stainless Power 1 7/8 headers w/HFC, Ridetech coilovers, BMR sway bars, trailing arms, toe rods, cradle bushing inserts, 2020 Speed Tuned.

03-30-2020, 10:06 AM	#7
rberns Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: US Posts: 3,291 View My Garage	Lol. Ive been there. If you can, use a set of jumper cables and hook them up to a good battery and the to the negative post and positive terminal under the hood. You will then be able to pop the trunk open. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS, Circle D 3200, ADM Transmission Cooler, BTR Valvetrain, Cam Motion .621 .595 228/244 113+4, ARH 1 7/8 full exhaust, Cold Air Inductions, Katech C5R TC, Melling HV, BTR SLR lifters, Trunion Upgrade, LS2 Dampner, LS9 head gaskets, Bo White PTB, MM can, GFX, Subs, B&M Deep transmission pan, Holley fuel rail, Proform valve covers, relocated coil packs

03-30-2020, 01:05 PM	#9
'10CamaroDude Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Pgh Posts: 739 View My Garage	Yes, there is a big positive cable that goes into the engine compartment to a post. "CONNECT" positive there, and put negative to any ground, not the motor itself. I use the fender metal as ground, or strut tower. Better? Last edited by '10CamaroDude; 03-30-2020 at 01:25 PM.

03-30-2020, 01:13 PM	#10
QuandAns42 Drives: audi A4 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: annapolis Posts: 2	No need to actually try to jump the car, just get the leads onto a good power source and that should allow you to get power to the locks as you would normally not need the engine running to pop that lock.

03-31-2020, 03:06 PM	#11
Ed Sanborn Drives: 2013 rally yellow camaro SS/RS. Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Located in North Carolina, Asheville Camaro is licensed in Alaska Posts: 34 View My Garage	With all the electronics in cars these days I try to avoid using jumper cables if possible. I would lower the back seat trunk access panel and just reach in and pull the emergency release handle. Trunk should pop open. __________________

03-31-2020, 06:45 PM	#13
ticowarbird BOHIC Drives: 2010 Camaro SS "Enola" Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 562 View My Garage	I normally use my jumper and hook it up to the posts under the hood, then like they mentioned earlier, press store release and get into the trunk. __________________ What else can I do to my Camaro?

04-01-2020, 09:27 AM	#14
BLU DUCE Drives: 2011 1SS/RS IBM Camaro Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chittenango, NY, USA Posts: 7,219 View My Garage	He hasn't said yet if the door can be opened if not he can't drop the back seat section. Just do like most have said and hook up under the hood then you can get door open then hit trunk button. If you can't follow this in the next 2 days forget it. It must have worked he hasn't answered in 2 days unless he got locked in the trunk. __________________