The problem is that pulling the trunk release lever does not open the trunk. The lever will move up a little bit and then it stops and you can feel resistance to any more movement.

This is what it looks like…

First we pull up some of the carpet to remove two bolts:

I then realized that I did not need to remove the mechanism, so bolts went back in.

The problem was that the lock mechanism was broken and the lock latch was closed, preventing the lever from moving up. Since we never use the lock, I did not care to replace or fix it.

Use a zip-tie to keep the latch open:

Close up view:

Then put a new handle to replace the broken one and the repair is done.