Soft close tailgate takes a couple of goes

[Chrispy]

Hi all,

Noticed ever since I got the car that you either have to use too much force to close the boot (ala slam) or if you try letting the soft close take care of it, it takes 2 goes to make it do its thing.  As in you'll gently pull it down, it'll click but not do anything else.  You then lift it an inch or 2 and let it go again and it immediately latches with a click and pulls itself shut.  It's like the first closure attempt/ click somehow resets it and then you try again and it works.

Question is, is this a lubrication thing where the latch is not going into the position it should when the boot is open, thus is "ready" for soft closure straight away, or is it just faulty?

For the record I do have a little bit of insulation tape on the loops on the lower part of the split tailgate to stop it all rattling.  Not sure if that's a factor.

Cheers,

Chris.

[Graeme]

Hello,

Why not try taking the tape off and seeing if it works as it should?  Also check that the guides are tight and there is nothing else that could be fouling the latches.

Hope this helps,

Graeme

[Chrispy]

Update. Took off the tape from the uppermost loop on the boot latch. Also drowned the latch mechanism in 3-in-1 and worked it in. Coupled all this with some adjustment on the rubber stops for the boot lid to make it more 'snug' without the insulation tape. So far so good, closes nicely.