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Originally Posted by founder
Ok some followup on this issue. Attempting to force the tailgate open didnt work, it was too solidly closed. I had resigned myself to taking it to the dealer, but after a few days its working again! I guess I went over enough bumps and potholes to shake it free. There wasn't anything stuck in the latch or the socket, so I can only guess that it got closed in such a way that made it stick. I'll spray some teflon on it as a preventative measure.
So if your tailgate gets stuck, but the latch still clicks when you press the release button, try taking your V50 for a bumpy ride  |
As has been mentioned before, it could have been a little bit of debris that was stopping the switch operating. Your bumpy ride dislodged it but I would suggest that you remove the swtich and clean it just in case.