1995 Cadillac trunk pull-down malfunction

The switch is down as far as it will go. It clicks when the metal pushes it. If I run the striker back up (either by connecting it to the vehicle or by applying external power to the motor connections) the switch stays in the down position until the bottom metal contact flips it up, then it goes all the way up. The switch on the deck lid is securely attached to its connection. Pushing the switch on the deck lid accomplishes nothing, which is the whole problem. I ran an ohm test on the wires from the deck lid switch connection to the motor connection, and they all have good connectivity (i.E, zero resistance from the orange to the orange, red to red and black to black), so there are no broken wires in that circuit. I have ordered a new deck lid switch from Cadillac. Below are pictures showing that the metal tangs do contact and move the switch--when I make the striker move by manually supplying power to the motor.

One hopes. If it's not that, then there's a bad wire somewhere and I'll need a wiring diagram to track it down.

OK then. I replaced the deck lid switch. Still doesn't work. Everything is new or different except that the pull-down still doesn't pull down. It will go up. It won't come down. Can't be a mechanical problem since all the mechanics have been replaced. Must be an electrical problem but I can't figure out how the electricity is supposed to flow in order to get the motor to pull the striker down. There's a break in the system somewhere.

No--don't have time right now. I'll get to it. It's like having a rock in your shoe, you know?

I HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, AND I EVEN WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESSES TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THE GEAR INSIDE OF THE LATCH HOUSING, BECAME SEPARATED, IT IS HALF PLASTIC AND METAL, IT WILL ALLOW THE GEAR TO GO UP, BUT NOT ALLOW IT TO GO DOWN, THE GEAR MUST BE REPLACED, NOT THE MOTOR, AND NOT EVEN THE SWITCH, ITS THE GEAR.

Sold the car about a year ago. That solved my problem with it anyway.
Keith