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If Your Rear Glass Won't Latch...

36K views 13 replies 13 participants last post by  churpee  
#1 ·
I've found that once in a while the rear glass latch on my 2008 Passion gets stuck and it won't accept the hook to latch the hatch.

The fix for me is to actuate the latch a few times. Just push the button under the lift gate handle or the one on the remote a few times, then it will latch.
 
#2 ·
Hmm, perhaps a shot of white lithium grease is in order? I'll take a look at mine and see how it is put together.. now that it is getting colder I think I'll buy a can.

The technical manual outlines the procedure for opening a stuck rear window... it involves drilling a hole - maybe a preemptive strike in this case would be prudent.
 
#3 ·
The technical manual outlines the procedure for opening a stuck rear window... it involves drilling a hole - maybe a preemptive strike in this case would be prudent.
I've never had an issue with release, but I've run into the latching problem as well. Has happened 3 or 4 times to me now, always on rainy days. I haven't been able to come up with a repeatable pattern of lock/unlocks/liftgate button pushes to clear the situation. Eventually I'll get it to relatch, but sometimes it can be a day later.
 
#10 ·
If it doesn't latch, open and close the lift gate. If it isn't locked properly the rear glass won't latch. That can be one reason for it not working.
This is exactly what happened to me last night. I discovered that I had only latched the lift gate on the 1st click, so it wasn't completely closed flush. When I properly secured it, the window latched fine.
 
#14 ·
i had similar problem window would not stay closed i hag to replace the window actuator a small selenoid that pulls the lock mechanism thats the odd sound you hear when you go to open the rear window about $40+ easy to replace mine was frozen tried to get it to free up with wd40 to no avail i did make a mistake while on order i did close the window after taking the part out and you can lock the window closed with now no way of opening it again UNLESS you drill a hole on driver side of the black plastic cover and reach in with pliers and pull the unlock cable to release the window