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Old 06-11-2009, 09:46 PM   #1
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Default My boot wont pop open in my AU

Im trying to work out why my boot suddenly stopped working before I go get ripped off by some electrician (A common problem I as a girl has)
Basically I know nothing but honestly can learn.
When I press the boot release switch on dash I hear a clicking noise coming from what I think might be the computer?? (the yellow wire box looking thing under dash) but the boot will not release open....The same thing happens when I use the keypad.
Is there a relay switch or fuse I should be checking first?, Im hoping there is some easy explanation for this so I can prove to hubby how smart I can be with fords.. Im currently having to open the boot climbing through the back seat and this is really anoying...Id love some help guys please...
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Old 06-11-2009, 10:35 PM   #2
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When it releases, as it clicks, lift the bootlid. You have to use the remote
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Old 06-11-2009, 10:41 PM   #3
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If there is no noise coming form the boot when you hit the button odds are the atuator is dead, or it might just be a fuse. If you don't have a diagram for the fuses it is eaier to start by testing for power at the actuator, this is located in the boot lid, unplug the wires going into it, with a multimeter to test light check for voltage from the wires when pressing the button, if there is none the actuator isn't the problem.
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Old 06-11-2009, 10:52 PM   #4
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Thanks SLO AU XR8 however the boot doesnt even click or make a noise open to be able to lift...In the morning ill check for voltage thanks StealthAu, however if it is just a fuse where would I find it to replace? I dont have a diagram and the usual fuses inside box by dash all appear ok...Is the atuator inside the actual part that locks the boot (in the lid)?? Thanks for your time
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yeah, the part that releases the latch. I don't know exactly which fuse it is, but it would of been the ones you have checked.
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ok thanks again, ill let you know how i go tomorrow...
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Old 07-11-2009, 06:20 AM   #7
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If it is clicking, it may be releasing, but seeing as its been hot lately, just get hubby to lift it up as hard as he can, chances are the boots just settled in a bit in the heat, happens all the time when Im in hot places.
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Old 07-11-2009, 08:37 AM   #8
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If it is clicking, it may be releasing, but seeing as its been hot lately, just get hubby to lift it up as hard as he can, chances are the boots just settled in a bit in the heat, happens all the time when Im in hot places.
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It is NOT clicking as it usually does, however im hearing a click under the dash as I press the button but no clicking comes from boot area at all...
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Old 07-11-2009, 11:48 AM   #9
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Sounds like the relay is clicking over but the actuator isn't. If ya have a test light test the circuit at the actuator when your pressing the button on the remote. That will let you know if the actuator is getting power or not. If its not it could be a stuffed relay and if it is getting power it could be a stuffed actuator.

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Old 07-11-2009, 02:32 PM   #10
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Sounds like the relay is clicking over but the actuator isn't. If ya have a test light test the circuit at the actuator when your pressing the button on the remote. That will let you know if the actuator is getting power or not. If its not it could be a stuffed relay and if it is getting power it could be a stuffed actuator.

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Yes very true BeerBaron...ok So what I realized was no power was getting to the actuator however all the fuses looked fine and im sure the fuel tank door is connected to the same circuit so It could only be maybe a wire problem...So I hunted down the wires from the actuator when I suddenly realized also at around the same time the boot went I also had a flat battery (seemed to be a short somewhere), so after inspecting first of all the most obvious looks of damage I could see where the black cover that protects the wires around the hydraulic looked like it had come out...Anyway there ended up being 3 wires that had totally come apart from each other, explaining my problem along with why I had a flat battery one day (maybe)...Well I was very proud to show hubby that I fixed the problem myself with the advice from you guys as well of course....Thanks all...
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Old 07-11-2009, 11:07 PM   #11
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good work!!

was going to say I am wrecking an AU Fairlane if you needed the actuator
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Old 07-11-2009, 11:28 PM   #12
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ended up being 3 wires
Well I was very proud to show hubby that I fixed the problem myself
Wow! I'm impressed!
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Wow! I'm impressed!
I'm sitting here wondering what sort of hubby lets his missus near the car! Maybe he has a broken arm or leg......... :
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Old 08-11-2009, 12:37 AM   #14
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run and hide JC, run and hide!
nah, everyone's got their own responsibilites setup, whatever society says can go to hell if the opposit works for you.
funny story my old man was a bank manager yet my mum looked after the household finance!
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my boot did this the other day. however it was not an electrical problem.


i basically had to climb into the boot with a torch through the back seat. move around my sub/amp. remove the boot carpet, remove the actuator from the boot, then call my mum to lift the boot lid up so i could get out.

luckily im not a big fella anymore and could squeeze in.

the actuator was still firing, but some old brown glue crap had come loose and fallen and blocked the actual release from moving and releasing.

so after a bit of swearing and prodding around with a small screw driver, i got it off, attached it back to the boot lid, carpet back on, test it out a voila.

and before anyone says "did you try the manual release" no bingo. because the actual mechanism was blocked, nothing worked.

was a pain, but yeah all good now
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my boot did this the other day. however it was not an electrical problem.


i basically had to climb into the boot with a torch through the back seat. move around my sub/amp. remove the boot carpet, remove the actuator from the boot, then call my mum to lift the boot lid up so i could get out.

luckily im not a big fella anymore and could squeeze in.

the actuator was still firing, but some old brown glue crap had come loose and fallen and blocked the actual release from moving and releasing.

so after a bit of swearing and prodding around with a small screw driver, i got it off, attached it back to the boot lid, carpet back on, test it out a voila.

and before anyone says "did you try the manual release" no bingo. because the actual mechanism was blocked, nothing worked.

was a pain, but yeah all good now
Lucky you don't have LPG! The plastic clip on my old EL broke, so the only way into the boot was with an angle grinder (due to the LPG tank being in the way). I cut out a section behind the number plate and I was able to manually open the boot like that. I fixed the clip with a cable to (it was an e series, after all), and then sikaflexed and pop riveted a new section over the top of the hole. With the number plate back in position, you couldn't even tell.
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Old 11-11-2009, 03:38 PM   #17
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I'm sitting here wondering what sort of hubby lets his missus near the car! Maybe he has a broken arm or leg......... :

Becasue its my car not his he hasnt got a choice...
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Lucky you don't have LPG! The plastic clip on my old EL broke, so the only way into the boot was with an angle grinder (due to the LPG tank being in the way). I cut out a section behind the number plate and I was able to manually open the boot like that. I fixed the clip with a cable to (it was an e series, after all), and then sikaflexed and pop riveted a new section over the top of the hole. With the number plate back in position, you couldn't even tell.
sounds like a lot of work, good u cant tell too
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Lucky you don't have LPG! The plastic clip on my old EL broke, so the only way into the boot was with an angle grinder (due to the LPG tank being in the way). I cut out a section behind the number plate and I was able to manually open the boot like that. I fixed the clip with a cable to (it was an e series, after all), and then sikaflexed and pop riveted a new section over the top of the hole. With the number plate back in position, you couldn't even tell.
?!!?!$@#%@@ what an effort!! another reason not to get LPG LOL
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?!!?!$@#%@@ what an effort!! another reason not to get LPG LOL
Actually, another reason to make sure the manual release cable is lengthened as part of the LPG install (the one in the AU fairmont is - I wasn't going to be caught like that twice!).
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Old 14-11-2009, 01:59 PM   #21
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Actually, another reason to make sure the manual release cable is lengthened as part of the LPG install (the one in the AU fairmont is - I wasn't going to be caught like that twice!).
lol untill I worked out what was wrong I had to attach a bit of rope to the manual pull thing and thread it through to the front seat, so I had to just pull on it when I needed it opened...We were camping at the time and the boot was jam packed full of all our gear but couldnt get the boot open. Lucky my arm is small and managed to reach it (just).
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Old 18-11-2009, 02:59 PM   #22
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A while ago I has the same problem, My boot light stopped working bulb & fuses fine thought it was just the switch, then months & months later the brake light on my wing stopped working, then about a week later the boot stopped opening. I only found out about it cause i went to get my car rego done and my brake light was out. I couldnt find it quickly so I ran a dodgy wire up through the boot and piggybacked in to light up the wing light for rego. Traced it all down and all of the wires bar one, which was the earth, were all severed right in the middle of the rubber boot going from the boot lid into the car to the plug under the parcel shelf. I assume it came loose and got caught in the boot hinge at some stage and cut them all.
Job well done for tracking it down and fixing it all up yourself.
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hi.got no clicking.fuses ok.no power to switch or acuator.were is the relay ?
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ahaha i had the same thing but i was a little anoyed as my boot was packed so i gave my number plate a punch hahaha guess what it hasn't stuffed up since...
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on the au's the is a cable to pop the boot just behind the the centre seat attched to the hat rack i know i drove a au fairlane strech that did the same thing
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Old 23-12-2010, 03:32 AM   #26
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yea.got boot open & baler tyne on & under back seat.wife wants it fixed PROPERLY .all fuses ok.no power at switch or catch.assuming its a earth switching relay ( thus no power at switch )were can i find the relay ?
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I'd say that seeing as it's 12 months after her original post it's fixed....or sold.
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Old 28-12-2010, 06:46 PM   #28
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i have the same problem in my boot release wont work.fuses are ok .no power at boot or switch.could any one tell me wera relay is ?
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I got the same problem today with my AU futura wagon tail gate, it makes all the noises to unlock with the key in the lock and with the keypad release button...but just doesnt want to open....very frustrating... anyone had this problem with the Au wagons? I need to get this fixed asap as I use it as a work vehicle, hence the boot area is the most important to get access to....
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Old 06-02-2012, 11:24 AM   #30
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have u fixed the problem id like to know what the problem was thanks
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