MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Little_Dave on July 03, 2012, 02:48:02 pm
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Something odd happened today...... was reversing in a car park and got a bulb defect telling me my rear fog and reversing bulbs were out, parked up and tried to open the boot but it won't open and is locked shut :confused: The boot was opening fine when i set off as i opened it to put my gym stuff in the boot
Has anybody else had this happen? i'm going to check the bulbs but don't think there is a fuse for the tailgate lock is there??
Any help appreciated
thanks
Dave
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Sounds like what happened to me. Closed boot drove off Bulb error light for reverse & foglight. Tailgate wouldn't open, rear wiper didn't work either.
The cause was broken earth wire in the tailgate loom... Parts cost pennies but the labour was excessive at the stealers about £115!!
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Sounds like what happened to me. Closed boot drove off Bulb error light for reverse & foglight. Tailgate wouldn't open, rear wiper didn't work either.
The cause was broken earth wire in the tailgate loom... Parts cost pennies but the labour was excessive at the stealers about £115!!
Cheer's Andy that's exactly what i've got, just checked the fuse box and alls good in there and my rear wiper or washer jet doesnt work either, strangely enough i manually opened the boot from the inside and then twice the handle worked fine and now won't again so definitely a connection shorting out
Atleast i've got somewhere to point the garage when i take it in to cut down on the ummming, ahhhhhing and chin scratching :signLOL:
Dave
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Problem solved :pomppomp:
Turned out to be the earth in the rear loom running through the left hand side rubber sleave :fighting:
Luckily was a clean break in the wire and very easy to spot, fish out and re-attach then hey presto i've got a fully functioning tailgate again :smiley:
Saved myself a small fortune taking it to the dealers to look at :booty:
Dave