Andypug

well after spending $400 on new micro switches the dealer told be it was the struts that needed replacing and that will be another $2000 thank you very much, I did find some gas struts that did fit but I gave up and traded in the car.

The elec tailgate on my 2014 Octavia won't open unless I force it, it opens a couple of inches but need to force it fully open and to close it, I was thinking it was the struts but I had it at the dealer the other day and they said it was a faulty micro switch which is a lot cheaper to repair than the struts. I haven't replaced the switch yet but hopefully their diagnoses is correct. Apparently the faulty micro switch is telling the controller that the tailgate is already open when it is closed So before spending hundreds of $ on new struts check the micro switches.