I've got a 1988 GTA with Hatch Motor issues. It worked fine until yesterday. The lid will latch, but the motor will not engage and pull it down. Therefore, the hatch is not completely closed, but is not floppong up and down. When I try to open the hatch from inside the car I can hear the latch but nothing happens. Also while trying to open from the inside the brake light on the instrument panel lights up. So, is there a fuse that could be blown? Is there a stand alone fuse? I looked in my manual, and there is a fuse, but it also handles other things that are currently working, so I don't think it's the fuse in the fuse block.

 

For Camaro the fuse for the hatch motor is in the fuse block. However for Firebird the fuse for the pull-down motor is in a single fuse-holder that should be attached to the outside edge of the fuse holder. This single fuse holder can be detached from the fuse holder, so if you don't see it attached look for it near the fuse holder.

Lon

 

Those hatch motors make it easy for thieves to break in our cars. Mine stopped working, so when I hit a bump, the match would move around. I ended up welding the latch onto the rails the motor used to pull the hatch down. The hatch opens and shuts nicely and the hatch is securely locked.