Hello all,

Came home this afternoon and checked my oil level - getting down there, time for a top-up.

I press the button at the doorsill to open the hood (or trunk, or back hatch, or whatever you call the hood of a rear-engine car! ). Ker-thunk, the familiar sound of the actuator.

I walk around the back, only to find the lid still completely closed.

I try it a few more times with the same result.

Has this happened to anyone else before? Is there a manual access (I didn't bother to read up)? Or is it time for a quick trip to the dealership?

Thanks All
VanBoost

 

Stupid question......is the battery dead?

 

No sir. A recently replaced battery. Car runs fine and as mentioned, you can hear the mechanism trying to open the lid when the button is pressed.

 

mine has been doing the same thing latelly. i just have someone push the button while i lift up the hatch.

 

Have a friend help open it for you and before you shut it again you need to find the rubber bumpers and screw them out a little bit. That will give it enough of a pressure to open it when the latch is actuated.

Roger

 

There is a manual release. It is behind the left tail light. I believe you loosen the bolt for the tail light with a thin wrench and once it is off, the cable release is there.

 

Thanks guys, will do.