tailgate malfunction

[ted cummins]

tailgate on my 2014  q5 2.0 tdi quattro locks\unlocks but does not open or 

close on the tailgate button any ideas to solve this problem

[Magnet]

Hello Ted,

Thanks for joining and posting your plea. 
I’m not sure of the exact operation, but a good starting point would be to check for a broken wire within the flexible harness section which links the car body to the tailgate. 
Perhaps you could let us know how you get on. 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

[ted cummins]

Thanks Gareth

Since joining today and entering my car problem, this morning i raised the bonnet to check the oil. On closing it the car would not lock so i left it. We went out for lunch. On arrival and to my amazement i  opened the boot with the key fob. There must be a sequence delay after opening and closing the bonnet. Will let you know if this recovery is short lived . As a bit of extra info the car is 8 years old with just 13500 genuine miles on the clock

Ted Cummins

[Steve Q]

On 7/9/2022 at 7:21 PM, ted cummins said:

Thanks Gareth

Since joining today and entering my car problem, this morning i raised the bonnet to check the oil. On closing it the car would not lock so i left it. We went out for lunch. On arrival and to my amazement i  opened the boot with the key fob. There must be a sequence delay after opening and closing the bonnet. Will let you know if this recovery is short lived . As a bit of extra info the car is 8 years old with just 13500 genuine miles on the clock

Ted Cummins

Glad it's sorted for now.  Might have worth getting a diagnostic check to see if there's any faults linked to the central locking system.