[Marck]

Hi I had a small mishap with the tailgate of my little Suzi. I gave the tailgate a small tap through the spare on a post not hard and no visible damage but now my tailgate pops open when driving. It can be 5 km or 500 meters between it happening and you can hear it pop when it opens if the road is smooth. You can give the spare a tug and it will just pop open. This is even when you have the doors locked.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks
Marc

[henno]

The bracket/latch is probably bent, at the very least.

[threshold]

Try some crc or wd40 first. If they gunk up sometimes they will not close properly. Had that issue with other vehicles. Youre not running an oversize spare?

[Marck]

I pulled the lock apart and cleaned it down and lubed it up with inox. I gave the rear door a bit of a touch up with a jack and a bit of timber and it's a little better but will still pop with a little force. i will order a latch and see how that goes

[fordem]

My suspicion is that when you replace the latch the problem will persist - the door is most likely bent

[Marck]

Yeah you could be right but unfortunately it's the next step in the search for a fix. The last thing I want to do is replace the door if it can be avoided. The simplest thing would have been looking where I was going.