captmiddy — It may seem silly of me to ask this, but are you sure that you're pressing the correct "switch"? It's not actually a button, but rather it's a rubber membrane that runs behind and inside the trunk handle. Squeezing the rubber membrane operates a switch that opens the trunk. You have to push upwards with your fingers to compress the membrane and operate the switch. You should feel the membrane giving way slightly when you push. I realize that it's an outside chance that you're pressing in the wrong place, but I thought I'd mention this just in case. Other than this, it sounds like a failure in the membrane switch or its associated wiring.

Stan