Rogue Rear Hatch Won't Open

[goodrogue]

The rear hatch on my 08 Rogue will not open. The electronic button/latch sounds like it is working, and I can move the manual release from inside the door panel. However, the latch will not release, and the hatch won’t open.

I assume it is jammed somehow. Maybe something got caught when the door was closed. Pushing, pulling, banging, kicking hasn’t got it to release.

Any ideas?

[kerrton]

My first thought is that something got jammed in the latch, and it's probably not a fun problem to deal with.

I would try having someone crawl into the cargo area and push out on the hatch while you push the release on the outside, it might just release and swing open. Don't push too hard, you don't want to break anything but some firm pressure might do it. Just watch your face on the outside if that gate releases, you don't want to knock your teeth out!!

Perhaps the latch is defective, in which case I wouldn't spend any time with it, just let the dealer worry about it on warranty. Good luck.

[kerrton]

goodrogue,

Did you ever get that hatch to open? How did you get it open? Please let us know, it might help for future reference if this happens to someone else!