2014 Ford Focus hatchback trunk won't open. Not with the fob, the inside button or the release above the license plate.

Fuses work or they don't, continuity or not. If it's bad, it is burnt out and not giving voltage, it doesn't work.

When you press the button to open the trunk, a solenoid pulls the catch, and the trunk opens and the catch remains open.

When you press down on the truck lid, the catch base is pressed mechanically and it locks shut.

Your issue is almost certainly 'Adjustment', the catch isn't going down low enough when you press or slam.

Open the trunk, use a screwdriver in the slot to close the catch. Get someone to open the trunk release and watch it open. It it does, it works. You need to slacken off the bolts on the catch or the keeper plate and move it closer.

Oh look, a RECALL!

2013 Ford Focus trunk latch recall Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Ford Focus hatchback vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 26, 2016 and equipped with a manual transmission. The hatchback of the affected vehicles may be unlatched with a single press of the interior latch release button.

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There is a video here.

https://www.google.com/search?q=2013+ford+focus+adjust+trunk+latch

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On the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel. Or above the license plate on the outside

there trunk release lever should be on the drivers side along the bottom of the sill cover maybe in a recess

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Try using the key that's hidden within the key fob.
There should be a place to insert it above the license plate in the trunk lid. Then there should be a handle there as well to open it manually.

It's weird. I have a S60 ; the key hole is vertical (look up when looking from the bumper up to the truck) above the license plate. It's sort of hidden so you cannot see it if you are looking at the truck from the front. The truck can also be opened with your key fob.

I found my button needed cleaned and I made a video on how I did that. I also found some wires to the latch had insulation cracked and I show where I found that in the video.

This may sound silly but do you not have a key to open the trunk or a 'FOB' that you can just press the button to open the trunk. You may want to go to your Ford dealership to get a 'FOB' or a remote, may cost you around $40.00

Maybe a fuse needs replacing......That's all I got, good luck.

I've not heard of the key fob buttons being able to open the hood. The trunk, yes, but not the hood. There should be a release knob inside th car.

am not familiar with the early year Focus'. Look above the license plate, if the lens for the bulb has two screws, you need to remove them to access the bulb. On other models, open the trunk and look down where the license plate is, you should be able to see and access the bulb from there.