back hatch won't open...
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Instructor
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From: Trophy Club Texas
back hatch won't open...
Was working fine, but then today I pushed the button to open the hatch and nothing. I can hear a faint click in the back (i assume it's the solenoid) but the latch isn't releasing.
3 things...
1. Ideas of how to open it without tearing things up...
2. I assume the lock itself went bad or the solenoid is weak.
3. Know of any good guides/videos on how to open/fix it?
3 things...
1. Ideas of how to open it without tearing things up...
2. I assume the lock itself went bad or the solenoid is weak.
3. Know of any good guides/videos on how to open/fix it?
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
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From: Valparaiso
Fred,crawl into your hatch from inside and look for a wire hanging near the hatch lock, must be somewhere there, pull it , voilá ! hatch open again and inspect for bad solenoid or other malfunction, let us know !
The wire does not have the ring but this gets you the idea :
The wire does not have the ring but this gets you the idea :
Last edited by Calderone; Jun 29, 2012 at 08:45 AM.
Instructor
Joined: May 2012
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From: South Jersey
The solenoid on my 96 would work sometimes then just stopped working at all. The solenoid is not easy to find or cheap. I lucked out and found a used one on fleabay for around $25. Changing it out is pretty easy just take off the trim piece across the back that covers the latch and the solenoid is right there.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Morgan Hill and Marina California
The click is likely the hatch release relay. It's back by the solenoid.
Take the trim off, locate the relay. Verify that when you hit the
hatch release button, it gives a pulse of 12V to the black wire.
Then measure the resistance between the two terminals of the solenoid.
It should be a pretty low number (a few Ohms max.)
The FSM has about five pages on this.
Chuck
Take the trim off, locate the relay. Verify that when you hit the
hatch release button, it gives a pulse of 12V to the black wire.
Then measure the resistance between the two terminals of the solenoid.
It should be a pretty low number (a few Ohms max.)
The FSM has about five pages on this.
Chuck
