'99 subaru legacy wagon rear hatch won't unlock
Hiya, our '99 subaru legacy wagon rear hatch will not unlock. I can turn the key to lock and it seems to move fine (wrist turning left) but when I try to unlock (wrist to the right), it's met with resistance. What should I do to unlock hatch?
Cars & Trucks - Subaru - Legacy - 1999 Subaru Legacy
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Before you pull stuff, go to the back of the car. Instead of pulling the latch (away from the car and towards you) to open the hatch, push the lever in the other direction (towards the car, away from you).
i had this happen to me and read about it online, worked totally fine. It's just stuck towards you and not "sitting" correctly. Hope it works!
You need to clean out under the latch handle and then spray the spring and pivot points with lubricant (WD40 works). The lock will not work unless the handle fully releases.
You will need to climb over back seat pull the boot panel off and see what has jumed the catch.its normally just come unclipped