BRISTOL86

Hi All

Picked up a 55 plate Focus yesterday and the previous owner said to use the boot release on the key rather than the one on the boot as the one on the boot "stuck".

So, being something of an idiot, first thing I do when I need to go in the boot...use the boot release on the boot! D'oh.

Now, when the car is unlocked, the boot release will intermittently open where the mechanism is obviously sticking.

I've taken the little rubber seal off of the boot release thing on the boot and there's a little microswitch underneath with a tiny little button on it which obviously releases the catch. I've tried just pulling that little button to try and unstick it but it doesn't appear to actually be physically stuck up.

Is there anything I can do to entirely disconnect the switch so that even if I do press the boot release on the boot it won't do anything, and will also solve my intermittent boot opening issue!

Many thanks in advance!

mysticfish

i'm having exactly the same issues. i have tried to clean the mechanism, still no success. If you get anywhere with this can you let me know, and visa versa. All the best

dieseldog

surley a bit of a soaking with wd would help.

mysticfish

tried that with no success. From what i have been reading it looks like it could be due to water ingress. so once sorted the odd spray with WD40 should prevent it happening again

sykes2009

iTrader: (1)

i dont no about fixing the problem but taking it all apart is really easy
the button on the tailgate unplugs maby try changing button

i can explain more if you do want to replace the button

carlos1395

ive replaced loads of buttons for the same fault

sykes2009

iTrader: (1)

has it ever solved the problem