Trunk release, remote

Years 1992, 1994–03, 2005–07 Models 8 Factory citations 22

Also described as Remote trunk releaseTrunk release, mechanical remoteCompartment lid remote releaseLock control, rear compartment lid, remote controlled

Also documented for Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac

Documented applications

Cavalier — second generation (1988–1994)

1992, 1994 Factory-verified

manual release

GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.58.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.53.

Cavalier — third generation (1995–2005)

1995–1999, 2003, 2005 Factory-verified

mechanical in the 1998 list; power and standard in the 2003 and 2005 order guides

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet cavalier rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.95.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.81.

Impala — eighth generation (2000–2005)

2003, 2005 Factory-verified

Kit-only code (2003 order guide p.116 reads "Trunk release, power"; 2005 p.106, 118 read "Trunk release, remote"). Not on the factory lists; GM reuses A59 for other parts on other platforms.

GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Impala, p.116.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Impala, p.118.

Impala — ninth generation (2006–2016)

2006–2007 Factory-verified

Not on the factory lists.

GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Impala, p.124.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Impala, p.112.

Malibu — Fifth generation (1997–2005)

1998 Factory-verified

platform-list code; the Malibu 1997–1999 kit order guides do not show it.

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.

Metro — second generation (1998–2001)

1998–2001 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet metro rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet metro rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet metro rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2001 chevrolet metro rpo code list, p.1.

Monte Carlo — sixth generation (2000–2007)

2003, 2005–2006 Factory-verified

Kit-only code: the 2003 order guide (p.90, 101, 114) reads "Trunk release, power"; the 2005 (p.94, 106, 120) and 2006 (p.111, 121, 132) guides read "Trunk release, remote". Not on the factory lists; GM reuses A59 for other parts on other platforms.

GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.114.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.120.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.132.

Prizm — third generation (1998–2002)

1998–2002 Factory-verified

2001-2002 lists print "Rear Compartment Lid Remote Lock Control, Manual Release"

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2001 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2002 chevrolet prizm rpo code list, p.1.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of A59 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.