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Rear glass & hatch won't open? how do i fix

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There is a link which comes loose in rear hatch, the plastic clip get brittle and cracks, allowing the link rod to fall off. You have to release hatch from inside where you remove a few clips and screws to snake a coat hanger to release latch. That is what I had to do on a 2005, which I assume is same mechanism.

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Mike Manus Feb 21, 2016

can you tell me how to get cover off without breaking it
Mike OSullivan Feb 21, 2016

You have to grab with your fingers from inside one on both sides of wiper motor, there are two friction clips which will release when pulled, and as plastic is flexible, you only need to release it enough to get your hand in to feel if link is off, release it manually from under the latch and pull up. Do you hear clicking when you hit release? If you hear nothing, did you check fuse first? The actuator is probably bad if you don't hear solenoid click if fuses are good, easy to replace. Sadly, the seal around windows leak and water corrodes mechanisms.
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Check this out, video shows process better than I can explain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKXGgQYX...

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