Hi - so my 2017 MK3 has an electric tail gate. After it was valeted the other day I went to put the stuff back and noticed that the boot was showing as open on the dash. Didn’t think anything of it opened the tailgate and reclosed with the button all was fine. However now it’s intermittently not closing. It closes to the point where it normally does that last dug of that latch and its not doing it. So I either try again or push it hard and then it’s done. 
 

skoda want £110 to diagnose this fault! That’s not even fixing it I simply can’t afford hundreds of pounds on this when it’s just the catch. I will pay for it to be fixed but £110 seems excessive to “diagnose” it. 
 

could I replace this latch myself?? How much is a new latch? 
 

It’s going in next week to the garag, anywhere else be able to fix this that’s not Skoda? 
 

any help much appreciated 

10 hours ago, short1uk said:

skoda want £110 to diagnose this fault!

Dont take it to Skoda.

 

Find a decent independent garage that can scan it, check for any faults, strip the boot down and see whats going on inside.

 

Could be the tensioning cable has snapped or the motor or latch has failed. Cant be diagnosed over the internet sadly but you shouldnt be paying main dealer prices thats for sure.

2 minutes ago, ApertureS said:

Dont take it to Skoda.

 

Find a decent independent garage that can scan it, check for any faults, strip the boot down and see whats going on inside.

 

Could be the tensioning cable has snapped or the motor or latch has failed. Cant be diagnosed over the internet sadly but you shouldnt be paying main dealer prices thats for sure.

Local garage parts are saying £112 for the soft close motor which a friend thinks it’s that not the latch. 
 

I was gonna have a go at fitting myself tbh