Passat Estate tail gate.

[wessee]

Hi you all, Can anyone help with a problem on my tailgate! (the car that is!) I can only open it with the key and then only when I have opened the rest of the car with the remote fob. It won't open by the remote lock in the car either. Rather infuriating when I am trying to get two mad Jack Russells out! Heres thanking you all in anticipation.

[tony mansell]

Hi
Did you find the problem? I have had it happen to me. I can use the key or get it opened from the front while some one pulls it open at the same time. I have just had a real difficult time removing the panel covering the lock assembly

[tannerman]

Hi guys i have just sorted mine out, mine is an 02 passat estate. I replaced the selonoid and also the soft touch boot release, both brand new from vw dealer @ £35, everything works fine now..i will talk you through the process of getting to it as vw tends to hide screws etc. The first two screws are easy and are at each top corner where it meets the rear window surround the other two are hidden behind small plastic covers on the boot lid its self inside the resessed section you pull the boot down with..remove those 2 then start to tug...it is well clipped in so you will need to pull hard, when this is off you will see the selonoid remove this and then slide out the black cover this will let you see the boot release, everything is quite simple from there on...oh 1 tip the boot release is held on with 2 flat brackets that have a bolt at either end with a sping in the middle, these don't have to be fully removed...just loosen off and it will come off, saves loosing anything, I hope this helps and it would be nice if someone does fix something that is an inherrent problem that they post to the rest of us so we have an idea, that way we will all be richer and save having to pay the *********** to do things...regards tannerman