# 2006 4Runner Rear Hatch Not Locking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-4runner-rear-hatch-not-locking/175951>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, 4runner\
**Created:** [April 2, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-4runner-rear-hatch-not-locking/175951 "2021-04-02T20:50:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![lincolnsamelson\_174575](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lincolnsamelson\_174575](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lincolnsamelson_174575)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-4runner-rear-hatch-not-locking/175951/1 "2021-04-02T20:50:09Z")

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2006 Toyota 4Runner Trunk will not lock. You close the trunk and it attempts to lock but doesn’t latch all the way.

Video below. Any ideas?

[https://i.imgur.com/tXXUjx3.mp4](https://i.imgur.com/tXXUjx3.mp4)

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-4runner-rear-hatch-not-locking/175951/2 "2021-04-02T23:16:31Z")

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Replace the latch.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-4runner-rear-hatch-not-locking/175951/3 "2021-04-02T23:39:54Z")

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Make sure there is not a piece of something blocking the latch mechanisim.

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-4runner-rear-hatch-not-locking/175951/4 "2021-04-02T23:57:28Z")

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this might help  
[Toyota 4Runner Tailgate Lock Repair Update - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2w58M_IpT8)

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-4runner-rear-hatch-not-locking/175951/5 "2021-04-03T01:28:35Z")

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Try lubing the lock first. If that doesn’t work, consider replacement.