GrahamWelland
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I have a 05 LR3. Has anybody had problems with rear tailgate opening? I can hear the locking mechanism being triggered but when I push the latch button it does not open. Seems like there ought to be some way to open the back from inside in case of an emergency. Anybody had experience with this?
I've had my '05 HSE since new and now at 110k miles. I had one occasion recently where the relay for the tailgate started lock/unlocking rhythmically even though the gate was closed. I ended up checking the latches on either side and the lock itself, clearing out the accumulated dust/grease gunk and relubbed. Problem solved. Not sure if it matches your problem but worthwhile maintenance just in case.
Update: Well, eventually the rear gate locked and wouldn't open. In my case it was the actual release switch that failed and it had to be replaced. In checking generally about this it appears that there is a well known issue as well with the cable/solenoid inside the tail gate failing at some point as well which requires some tough work cutting in to the tail gate from inside to get to it and fix. Luckily mine was a simple outside switch problem.
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