First thing I'd do is have a friend lock and unlock the doors, and see if you can hear the trunk mechanism unlocking/locking.

If you can hear it going, that might tell you that it's the tumbler or the "latch". If you don't hear it go, then it sounds like the lock (or the vacuum system) might be the problem.

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