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Mar 12th, 2019, 11:26 | #41 |
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Aug 2nd, 2019, 21:23 | #42 | |
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In the interest of science, I put a 1 1/2 inch square of sponge in the rear panel recess where the catch is: it opened every time. With boot open, if I closed the tailgate latch with a screwdriver and then fired the unlock button on the remote, it would instantly release to the fully open position. However, the faulty operation of the tailgate is just as per video: almost seems to catch around the centre, twisting the whole tailgate a bit before pulling itself closed. Anyway, the net net is that I dropped the whole release mechanism with the idea of trying to dismantle it. After much fiddling and concluding (as above) there was no way to get in there, by chance a little bit of rubber boot fell out. I imagine it might be the bit mentioned by Croft. It had a couple of chew-marks in it as well. As a shot to nothing, I put the mech back in the car and have cycled the tailgate about twenty times over the last few hours and it's been fine: no hint of catching at all. I can only think that the mech fighting the dustsheet had overloaded the rubber boot and split it. The tailgate had been perfect before the dustsheet incident. I think Croft is spot on: if the micro-switches don't 'see' that the tailgate has cleared the car quickly enough it blocks the release catch whilst the lift motor is still running. I suspect that most of these tailgate mechs that are going in the bin would be quite savable if only you could get in there for a fiddle. Nevertheless, if you don't fancy spending £250+, it might be worth removing it and giving it a good shake about just on the off-chance a similar thing has happened. If it goes wrong again, I'll go in with the Dremel and try some surgery on a nothing-to-lose basis. Also, whilst it was out, I did photograph the part-number sticker for future (eBay) reference on basis a used one is about £40 and therefore sacrificial in terms of open heart surgery. |
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Nov 8th, 2019, 22:22 | #43 |
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Another dodgy tailgate :(
So... my recently acquired 2013 XC70 has developed the "tailgate wont open" problem, accompanied by the non-working rear wiper. Something that I haven't seen mentioned I the forum is the information message displayed on the dashboard accompanying the fault - I might be being din but I cannot find this display explained anywhere... I have attached the picture of the displayed message, which I assumed meant the tailgate was open, so I stopped and tried to open and close the tailgate and well, you can guess the rest! The first time this happened it went away within 20 minutes but it has returned today (4 days later) and shows no signs of going away. I have messaged the dealer I bought the car from but as he is 80 miles away I dont really want to spend a day getting the car back to him... any advice appreciated!
Okay - so the link to an image share url won't work - basically it's the representation of the car with five seats showing which belts are fastened and showing what doors are open - the tailgate section is highlighted which I assumed meant it was open... what I am actually thinking now is that it "thinks" it is open and that is what's causing the issue - see if I can get it open in the morning... Last edited by Houndwagon; Nov 8th, 2019 at 22:32. Reason: Picture not displaying |
May 20th, 2023, 09:30 | #44 | |
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Got into boot. Drilled and cut though rhs of the grey plastic cover. Then butchered the upper right hand plate of the lock. Needed a large flat screwdriver to rotate the lock clockwise. A frustrating 2 hours with drill and oscillating carbide blade lots of smokey plastic. Sadly, the part needed was £320 and new cover £5. Got photos but cant work out how to add. Oh and all the tailgate lower panel clip retainers pulled off the carpet. Now screwed in |
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May 23rd, 2023, 10:52 | #45 |
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Sounds like the infamous grounding fault. Pry out the plastic cover over the rear wiper drive shaft (push on pin from behind to avoid destroying it), connect a wire to the drive shaft, connect the other end to ground (for example the door lock bracket at the rear door) and try opening the tailgate. If this works, the problem is usually at the upper left corner of a connector at the rear end of the roof. Remove plastic cover under the rear ceiling and rear luggage compartment light for access. Bridge the burnt ground wire around the connector and it will work again.
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