Is this your first time trying to open the trunk on an eclipse, not being funny just asking. Trying to see if your having a problem with it or if you don't know you have to have 1 person pull up on it while your pulling the lever. Or you need to use your key to open it while pulling up on it. Mitsubishi put a double locking mechanism on which is just stupid and makes it hard to use for one person as the car gets older especially when the shocks go bad.