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trunk door latch button thingy issues

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:42 am
by patomwazi
anyone ever replaced their trunk door opening button thingy....mine gave up this morning so have to open the window hatch then open the trunk door from inside

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:52 pm
by DanJetta
You have an '08 so I'm guessing you have a cinch motor. This motor goes bad and causes the fuse to blow. This motor is also what releases the hatch latch. You'll probably need to replace this motor. It's a 20 minute fix. You'll need to remove the inside hatch trim. The motor is a couple hundred bucks I think.

I posted some pictures on here somewhere a while back.

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:09 pm
by patomwazi
yep it does have the cinch mechanism but i reckon its the button on the handle thats gone since when i close the door i can hear and feel it closing as normal