Hi,

Both my rear seat latch releases on my 1999 camry won't work.

I have moved the lock button accessible from the trunk in both positions but no go.

Can any tell me how to manually release the seats so I can take them apart and fix whatever is broke in the release mechanisms??

When I pull on the release ***** on the top of each seat, I can feel the spring pull the **** back down but there is no connection from that to where ever the release is to the catch.

The back of the seat is metal so I can't force my way in there.

Any help is appreciated, I am at a loss how to release them any other way.

 

There is a pull cable running from the upper lock control to the lower lock.

Look at the lowest part of the seat back below where the lock control is for a removable bezel cover. Perhaps with cover removed the cable or lock can be manually pulled.

 

Crawled into the trunk and I pulled up the fabric on the back of the seat and looked below the lock control and did not see a cover. It may be lower than I can see with the seats stuck in the up position.

Any other ideas?