Rear Hatch won't open
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Safety Car
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From: Hattiesburg MS
Rear Hatch won't open
When it is around 45 degrees or less the rear hatch on my '01 will not pop open. The only way I can get it open is to lean back in the hatch and push up on the glass while pushing the button on the remote. Anyone else experience this?
Melting Slicks
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From: New York NY
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St. Jude Donor '05
Your probably just need to lubricate the struts on each side of the hatchback. Spray some silicon on them and that should take care of the hatchback sticking in place.
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From: San Diego, CA "leaf" "tee" "e"
The struts need to be done after the things pops up. If you're having problems getting it to pop out of the latches, then spray the latches. The latches on my '98 were getting sticky in he high 20 low 30 degree mornings, and a good shot of silicone spray into the latches did the trick.
