Hi. The tailgate on my 2009 Freelander 2 is jammed - it has a luggage strap wedged in it.

I’ve tried releasing the lock by presssing the lock and unlock buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. The lock clicks, but is still ‘wedged’shut. Any ideas on how to freeit?

Cut the strap and pull ?

Are you sure the lock micro switch has not failed as they can do, using the key they wont open but do so on the dash lock release FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
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I think the switch is wirk8ng because when I use the dash release I can hear the lock click.

I think I’ll have to try brute force and pulling the strap.

Cheers

My next door neighbour had exactly the same problem. It on a Freelander, but the lock mechanism is basically the same.

Only way we could fix it was to keep working on the strap until we could pull it out

Thanks. I’ll have to do that. Was hoping for a ‘magic’ technical solution

I solved this on mine thanks to another forum member. May also work for you:
Climb inside the boot and push hard on the base of the tailgate. It's jammed, not locked, so should open with a bit of force. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
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Cheers. I’ll try that in the morning.

If that fails I’ll gave to try and work on the strap to get it loose.

I had the exact problem once with a bag strap stuck in. Like past master says jump in the back take your shoes off and give it a gentle push whilst slowly building the pressure.

From now on you will always check the boot is clear haha

Thanks - as you say, it’s something you only do once.

try a pump up inflatable air bag, available from plumbers, merchants etc.

wdege it in the crack and pump it up with the attached air bulb

its a mini version of what the fire brigade use. cost less than a tenner.

look on the bright side ......

you could have a full height dog guard - getting in he back won't be so easy
and locking the car will be impossible - boot not shut = no locking Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
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Luckily I don’t have that problem.

Moby wrote:

try a pump up inflatable air bag, available from plumbers, merchants etc.

wdege it in the crack and pump it up with the attached air bulb

its a mini version of what the fire brigade use. cost less than a tenner.

Andy131 wrote:

you could have a full height dog guard - getting in he back won't be so easy

Worried me too. I have my whole kitchen in the back, should the tailgate jam ........




.............. how would I get to that emergency tin of baked beans ???