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15:th-Jun-2018, 11:05:47
Arrived back home on Sunday with a boot full of shopping, to find I couldn't open the hatch.
Tried unlocking/locking the car a few times to see if it would unlock. Drove round the block to see if jarring the car through a few pot holes would rattle it back into life.
Still locked. I couldn't access the manual release as the boot was full right up.
I eventually managed to get it open, but not sure how. Whether it was a combination of unlocking / locking, or pressing down on the hatch, but it eventually unlocked. After removing all the shopping, I tried to replicate the fault but the hatch locked and unlocked each and every time I tried it.
I also noticed in the darkness of the garage that if I tried pulling on the boot release switch while it was locked, the stereo lit up, which confirmed the switch was working. Seen mention of this before on here or somewhere else.
Anyway, it's been fine all week, well up until last night when it decided to play up again. This morning it's fine again.
Anyone have any idea what's wrong with it? I know with intermittent faults such as this, it's going to be a nightmare to find out what's wrong.
Was wondering if anyone has had something similar with their Astra?
Could the lock solenoid be on its way out?
Tried unlocking/locking the car a few times to see if it would unlock. Drove round the block to see if jarring the car through a few pot holes would rattle it back into life.
Still locked. I couldn't access the manual release as the boot was full right up.
I eventually managed to get it open, but not sure how. Whether it was a combination of unlocking / locking, or pressing down on the hatch, but it eventually unlocked. After removing all the shopping, I tried to replicate the fault but the hatch locked and unlocked each and every time I tried it.
I also noticed in the darkness of the garage that if I tried pulling on the boot release switch while it was locked, the stereo lit up, which confirmed the switch was working. Seen mention of this before on here or somewhere else.
Anyway, it's been fine all week, well up until last night when it decided to play up again. This morning it's fine again.
Anyone have any idea what's wrong with it? I know with intermittent faults such as this, it's going to be a nightmare to find out what's wrong.
Was wondering if anyone has had something similar with their Astra?
Could the lock solenoid be on its way out?