Q7 boot release

[Justin Hartwell]

Hi all,

when opening the boot on my Q7 using the boot button on the drivers door, when ready to close it, the boot button doesn't seem to work, the boot light is also not on. If I push the boot button in the divers door again, it almost seems to reset the boot button and it then works again, seems to be very intermittent.

any ideas please, the car is covered by extended warranty so can get it looked at. It's a 2014 model.

[Bigdave1230]

Might sound stupid but does the rear washer jet work and are the rear number plate lights work? The rear washer jet connects onto the rear wiper motor and is prone to leaking into the boot panel where it corrodes the terminals for the number plate lights and boot release. Tell tale sign is one number plate light out and the rear washer jet not spraying onto the window but hearing the washer motor. The boot can start playing up too as in you press the button to open it and it either does nothing or opens an inch then immediately try’s closing again. 
Hope you get sorted