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Jahooli Member Since: 16 Apr 2016 Location: Sheffield Posts: 9 |
Can anyone help, do I need a new cable thing or is there another way round it that Im missing/
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11th Feb 2020 10:24 am |
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CliveS Member Since: 04 Jun 2016 Location: Littleborough Posts: 204 |
The tailgate switch in the boot handle is connected to the same earth circuit as the number plate light within the wiring, the unwanted tailgate release fault usually occurs as a result of the switch going short circuit internally, so I'm pretty sure you'll need to replace the switch/cable. |
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11th Feb 2020 11:42 am |
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a100ian Member Since: 02 Oct 2016 Location: UK Posts: 167 |
That's not something I have come across but as the switch is all built together with the number plate lights and the boot switch I would be inclined to agree with Clive. Let us know how you get on. |
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11th Feb 2020 3:56 pm |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2791 |
Mine did this, bought a new tailgate switch and of course it had stopped doing it by the time the switch arrived. Naturally I haven't fitted it yet. Started doing it again this week 🙄 Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948
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11th Feb 2020 5:06 pm |
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ozjeff62 Member Since: 28 May 2018 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 494 |
So if disconnecting that connector remediates the fault is the short circuit past that connector? (Is that even a sentence?) So the short could be tracked down and fixed? I hate replacing stuff if 2p worth of insulation is the cause. MY11 SD4 SE Auto |
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12th Feb 2020 10:12 am |
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DigDil Member Since: 25 Aug 2015 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 73 |
I think there’s a thread showing how the latch can fill with water causing corrosion and how to replace the micro switch if it faulty. There not much else to this latch really.
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12th Feb 2020 11:06 am |
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CliveS Member Since: 04 Jun 2016 Location: Littleborough Posts: 204 |
The short usually occurs within the switch itself, it's just a little micro switch and water gets inside the rubber cover and causes an electrical leakage rather than a dead short and generally intermittent in nature, although it gets worse with time.
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12th Feb 2020 11:06 am |
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