vincentmoy Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Well, the story began with someone bashed the tailgate windows sometime on Saturday night. I wasn't very happy but I was lucky enough to find a shop that can install the window today. But after an hour of waiting they told me that they couldn't get the rear gate open. I took a look at it and sure enough no matter how many times I unlock the door thru remote or the driver door, it won't unlock. I replaced the outer handle in April so the handle is working. When I took the latch out it seems like the tab that moves the latch is blocking the mechanism that connects to the handle. For example, after I unlock the door, the mechanism that connects to the handle is sitting on top of the tab, therefore when I use the handle, it's just scratching the top of the tab instead of pushing it to release the latch. I don't know if it all make sense to you guys but I'm wondering if it's just a coincident that the latch fails at the same time. I also want to know do I have to replace the whole Latch & actuator. Here's a video of what I'm talking about. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm not too familiar with the forester, is there not a key cylinder on the hatch to put the car key into to unlock the hatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentmoy Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm not too familiar with the forester, is there not a key cylinder on the hatch to put the car key into to unlock the hatch? Nope, not for the 2nd Gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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