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- 2002 Mazda Protege5
In the process of moving, I packed my '02 Protege5 full of all my stuff and then closed the hatch door. I forgot one last thing to put in and go to open the hatch door and it won't open. The panel may have slammed up against some boxes but nothing was too far back. I locked/unlocked it a few times with key and keyless... pushed hard to ensure the hatch was shut all the way... pulled really hard as I pulled the handle... nothing worked. So I just pulled off the interior door panel to check things out. I can see the latch arm extending down to the lock, works great. I pulled out the keyless and watched it lock/unlock, parts are all moving and I can see it locking/unlocking. The catch is I still can't open the door. I pull down on the arm and it does nothing to the mechanism that is physically grabbing, holding the door shut. I tried sticking a flat head in there to try and persuade it to move one way or the other and still no luck.
Any ideas? It doesn't look like I can disassemble the lock in this state. I'm guessing the hatch would have to be open.
Any ideas? It doesn't look like I can disassemble the lock in this state. I'm guessing the hatch would have to be open.