Rear Hatch Wont Shut
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Car: 89 Camaro RS
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Rear Hatch Wont Shut
My rear hatch wont shut on my 89 Camaro
i cant hear the motor when i try to close it, it just will not click
please help fast i cant driveeeeeeeeee
i cant hear the motor when i try to close it, it just will not click
please help fast i cant driveeeeeeeeee
Re: Rear Hatch Wont Shut
Is the motor running but the latch doesn't pull down? If that's the case you probably have a stripped or broken gear in your motor assembly. You may only need a new gear but if you need a complete motor assembly we have them available on our site.
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Car: '87 IROC (blue)
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Re: Rear Hatch Wont Shut
my hatch motor works sometimes but i have to bypass most of the time. should i wire a remote bypass switch by my seat or do you have a solution?
Re: Rear Hatch Wont Shut
It only comes on when the key is on.
Call me crazy, but it just may work.
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Re: Rear Hatch Wont Shut
Is the latch stuck closed? Or is the motor not pulling the down, to reach the latch?
If the motor is down, you can unplug it to leave it down & just use the key to open the latch.
If the motor is stuck UP, you can get it down manually, unplug it, then use the key.
Either way, that'll get you moving again.
If the motor is down, you can unplug it to leave it down & just use the key to open the latch.
If the motor is stuck UP, you can get it down manually, unplug it, then use the key.
Either way, that'll get you moving again.
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Re: Rear Hatch Wont Shut
The hatch just does not close....no motor noise and it does not lock down, when i push it down it just fly's right back up.
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Re: Rear Hatch Wont Shut
Have you physically unlocked it, from the back, with your key?
It is sounding like the latch is simply closed. Unlock it with your key & see if it'll close then.
It is sounding like the latch is simply closed. Unlock it with your key & see if it'll close then.
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From: Liverpool, NY
Car: 89 Camaro RS
Engine: 305 TBI
Re: Rear Hatch Wont Shut
Is the latch stuck closed? Or is the motor not pulling the down, to reach the latch?
If the motor is down, you can unplug it to leave it down & just use the key to open the latch.
If the motor is stuck UP, you can get it down manually, unplug it, then use the key.
Either way, that'll get you moving again.
If the motor is down, you can unplug it to leave it down & just use the key to open the latch.
If the motor is stuck UP, you can get it down manually, unplug it, then use the key.
Either way, that'll get you moving again.
I tried using the key to lock it and it just opens right back up so the key hole behind the license plate only opens the latch
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Transmission: 700R4
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Re: Rear Hatch Wont Shut
From your descriptions, I can't tell if your pull down motor is working,if the latch isn't working, or both.
But it is SOUNDING like a latch problem, not a motor problem, huh?
But it is SOUNDING like a latch problem, not a motor problem, huh?
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Re: Rear Hatch Wont Shut
great idea cause i already have acc wire to my amps in the well back there. willm try it and let you know how it works out.
thanx
thanx
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