[PeterKD]

I wonder if anyone else has had problems with a hatch not opening?

My 2008 TDCI decided that it was not going to let me open the hatch despite having opened it not 5 minutes before. Tried both key remotes and looked in the book but no other way to open it other than remote. Called the RAC who had a go but said it would have to go back to Ford.

Dropped it off on Tuesday for a 60,000 kms service and asked them to fix it. $461 later and a scuffed up area on the plastic around the locking mechanism it was sorted. What a bloody rip off!!

Has anyone else had this issue? I'm not sure why the actutor or boot release switch as they called it, should fail in a car less than 4 years old and with a hatch that is used maybe a couple of times a week.