My experience has been, if you don't hold the key in the lock or unlock position long enough THAT is when the rear hatch lock doesn't do it's work. It's just a little slower to activate than the front or sliding doors. I just hold the key in position just a moment or two longer and it works everytime.
On Dec 8, 2008, at 8:01 PM, Matt Drew wrote: > > I've been having the same problem for the past year+ as well. > Drives ya nuts, because you'll sit there looking like a complete dummy > trying to get your hatch unlocked, and no matter WHAT you do, you're > unsuccessful. > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:02 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What's its secret? Sometimes it locks when I lock the front door, >> and >> other >> times it doesn't lock requiring me to lock it manually with the >> key. I can >> never figure out when it's going to lock when I lock the front door! ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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