Rear hatch issue.

[APJ]

2021 Badlands. The rear hatch latching mechanism often fails to unlock. This happens using key fob, button on dash, and button on hatch itself. Has anyone had similar experience? Is it difficult to replace this mechanism?

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[jkernitzki]

2021 Badlands. The rear hatch latching mechanism often fails to unlock. This happens using key fob, button on dash, and button on hatch itself. Has anyone had similar experience? Is it difficult to replace this mechanism?

Do you hear/feel anything when it fails, or is it just completely unresponsive? My thought here is that if the relay is still firing, then the latch mechanism may just be gummed up. In any case, after five years a good cleaning & lubrication of the latch assembly is good preventative maintenance.

 

[APJ]

Completely unresponsive. Will try lubrication and cleaning. Thanks.

 

[Dude]

2021 Badlands. The rear hatch latching mechanism often fails to unlock. This happens using key fob, button on dash, and button on hatch itself. Has anyone had similar experience? Is it difficult to replace this mechanism?

Try this first although may not help because you said button on dash won’t unlock but mine unlocks the rear hatch window

Does the rear hatch window on yours unlock like it is supposed to (left button at rear hatch door, button on dash)?

 

[APJ]

Window operates normally.

 

[thomasm23]

This is a known issue. See the post above from Dude.

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