Hi, i'm having an issue on my 2012 estate where the boot mechanism isn't activating properly when pressing the button.

It's:

• Making a very weak sound compared to normal when pressing the button

• Takes a few presses for it to actually release the boot and feels like it's catching something

• Locking the car again after 60 seconds (the standard auto lock) if I unlock the car and just release the boot so it's clearly not registering the boot is opening. How does this mechanism work?

Has anyone had a similar issue before please?

I sprayed some GT-85 in the mechanism and that helped slightly but it's still doing the above. I have repaired the tailgate wiring a while ago and can't see it being that because the mechanism is clearly registering the button press and trying, it's just weak.

Many thanks,

Daniel

Now i'm wondering if it's the boot wiring again (in a different place perhaps) as the rear wiper isn't working now, and i'm fairly certain the heated screen isn't functioning so perhaps a bad earth within the loom in the tailgate.

Well aware i'm talking to myself but it may help people in the future... there's nothing worse when people complain about an issue but never update the final result on a forum.

More wires have failed in the left hand side tailgate wiring which is what is presumably causing my issue!

13 minutes ago, Dann2707 said:

Well aware i'm talking to myself but it may help people in the future... there's nothing worse when people complain about an issue but never update the final result on a forum.

More wires have failed in the left hand side tailgate wiring which is what is presumably causing my issue!

Not at all - as you say, having a complete thread is absolutely fantastic. There is nothing worse than finding a Reddit post about your exact problem, ten years ago, and then nothing afterwards😂