I have trouble shutting the boot door on my 2009 Fabia ever since I got it. It must be shut rather firmly, otherwise the open door warning light won't go away and there will be a beeping noise (usually with the door being noticeably not shut, although sometimes it seems to be perfectly in place). I wonder if it has to do with the rubber seal around the hatch being not entirely lined on the bottom. It's really subtle and I can't get it to be straight, and I'm not sure anyway if that causes the problem. Is it in inherent problem with these cars from the factory, or is there a way to get it to close without exceptional effort? It becomes a problem when someone else shuts it and then I have to go and fix it all the time.

If there is no obvious damage to the rear of the car, then maybe the lock mechanism needs to be adjusted slightly, have you tried "tripping" the latch with a large screwdriver for example to see if the "door open" warning always goes off?

There is a small and quite shallow dent on the right side of the door, could it be it?

Maybe/probably not - hopefully (that covers all possible situations!).

There are two adjusters on the tailgate. Either side just down from the strut mounting.

26 minutes ago, xman said:

There are two adjusters on the tailgate. Either side just down from the strut mounting.

So what do I do with them then?

Adjust them!

 

Undo the locking nuts so you can screw the rubber stops in a bit. See if it closes better. Adjust till perfect and re tighten locking nuts.