My rear hatch has not worked right since ive had the car, its the one that got the motor. Yesterday i open the hatch and shut it again and the motor didnt pull the hatch back down. Im sure others have had this problem, anyone know what i can do?

 

The slides might be broken, or the gear might be busted. Run a search, this has been discussed before.

 

Caddillacs used the same motors in their trunks. Worst comes to worst, start looking throught the Junkyards.

 

Hawks sells the parts you need to rebuild the motor.

 

Does anyone know if there is any way that i can get it to go down? It sounds like the motor is not even trying to pull the hatch down. is there any way to disable the motor but close the hatch all the way at the same time?

 

the motor doesnt make any sounds when you pop it/shut it? sounds to me like its just dead... look into buying a new motor assembly from hawks, top down solutions, or even ebay/junkyard. thats the best advice i can give you

 

Mine had the same problem so I disconected the motor and loosened the bolts that hold the whole thing and lowered the unit down and retightened it lower so when I close the hatch the unit was allready in the down position and would lock down perfectly.
Its like having a regular trunck latch that does not grab and lower it just grabs in a set position. You will have to play with positions to find the right height.

 

Which year Caddy's used the same motor??


-Derth

 

Great! thanks alot, i will give that a try, thats all im needing to do really, i never really was to crazy about the pull down motor anyways. Another thing, the key doesnt open the hatch either, the key goes in the hole but it wont turn, anyone know what might cause this.

 

Early to mid 90's I believe, Im not sure on the exact year, I'll have to ask my dad what year his Caddy was that had that option.

 

will it turn after a good wiggling, or does it just simply refuse? if its the second case, maybe you need to take it to a locksmith...

 

Well i havent really messed with it that much, so i m not sure. But i will mess with it and see what happens

 

Also - check the grounds on the motor, and disconnect the motor's power connector and clean the contacts real good. I was having the same intermittent problem and this appears to have been my solution.

 

Ok, thanks!

-Derth