Jeep Wrangler Rear Gate Won T Open

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Jeep wrangler rear gate won t open. While holding the rear hatch handle in open position lift handle up use screw driver to lightly push the lock mechanism down not up. I took it to my dealer and they had to cut the damn latch off. Ours is a 2004 jeep wrangler unlimited. Jump to latest follow 1 6 of 6 posts.

My rear passenger door will not open. There is an easy fix that doesn t require forcing any of the components of the lock. He removed the panel and inside there is another panel but he has not removed it since it s more complicated with the glass attached to it. The hatch won t close because part of the lock mechanism is stuck in closed position while hatch is actually open.

98 jeep wrangler door handle won t open door there is a metal bar inside that clips into the handle they come off all the time there is a plastic clip that hold the 2 together it most likely has fallen off and into the bottom of the door you can put it back together easily if clip cannot be found you can buy them at local parts store for a couple bucks hope this helps. Of course there is a mechanism inside to pop the passenger door but i tried for hours to pop the tailgate from the inside by opening up the black grill piece and couldn t get it. My buddy s 2013 jku rear door will not open. I have an electronic lock system however this mod works for manual locks too.

The electronics work windows locks. So before you re left with a wrangler that has a wide open rear check on your suv s tailgate for the three most common problems listed below. While a jeep wrangler jk tailgate was built to keep up with the suv s sturdy exterior it is not unbreakable. Discussion starter 1 aug 6 2018.

Rear passenger door won t open. 1 when to close the jeep rear window. It can encounter problems that render it inoperable. Jk jeep wrangler forum.

Hey man i ve had the issue with the rear tailgate and the passenger door. Here are some interesting things i ve learned about the jeep wrangler rear window that could ultimately save you a little time and money. Here s my simple way to make an emergency gate release for the jeep jk jku. First it s helpful to know that.

My friends explorers drivers door also was like that and a friend of his took the door panel off that didnt work so he some how unbolted the stricker post that the door latches to i wasnt there so i don t know how he did this and was able to open it that way put the post back on then put a new handle on. This is on a 2015 2 door.