trunk not opening

2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
91,000 MILES • 1.6L • 2WD • MANUAL
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JAMESBRAZENDALE
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My boot recently started playing up and eventually would not open at all. When i started to try and diagnose it i noticed that when i opened the handle the rear wiper started moving. I found it was a common fault with these cars and the cables had split causing a short in the flexible part of the wiring where the boot enters the car. I have soldered all the wires back together and stopped the short to the wiper but the boot release still will not work and i am aware that there is no fuse for this, only one for the CCM? that would be my next check? i do have twelve volts getting to the release latch itself so I am not sure what else could be the problem?

Thanks
Jul 5, 2017 at 8:36 AM
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Hello,

Nine times out of ten it is the latch itself that goes bad. Here is a video that will give you an idea on how to change it.

https://youtu.be/Ho3AykfdzHA

Please let us know what happens, we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
Jul 7, 2017 at 12:07 PM