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Liamiamy

By Liamiamy,
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Liamiamy Newbie

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This is a bit of a long shot but.... I cannot open the boot (rear hatch) on my 1996 rs four stagea. It has a system on it that sort of self-closes (like on top end mercs) and I think that it is this that is faulty.

Anyone know how I can open the boot? All the screws to take the interior panel off are hidden when it is closed so I can't open it from the inside. I guess its electrical.

As I said, a long shot, but if anyone can help or 'knows a man that can' then I would appreciate it. (having a Stagea without a boot defeats the object of swapping from a skyline!)

I cannot find a blown fuse so I guess it might be a relay of some sort - any idea which one?

I should also add that the light on my dashboard shows that the boot isn't shut and the luggage compartment light goes on, when I am driving over bumps or at speed.

Stageas are very rare over here (UK) so nobody seems to be able to help

Thanks

Liam

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Jay95R33 Grand Master

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Not good :)

Sounds to me that the switch that tells the car that the hatch is open or closed is faulty. From what I've seen the hatch has two sensors. The switch that says that the hatch is totally closed, and a switch in the latch to say that the hatch is part open which then tells the motor to pull it shut.

Soo, I would say that the 'totally shut' switch is stuffed, and the motor is pulling hard on the hatch cause it thinks it's part open etc..

I would disconnect the battery (or find the fuse for the rear hatch motor), this will kill the power to the rear motor then you should be able to open the rear hatch with the key manually.

One open you'll have to find the switch that is playing up, or, disconnect the 'totally shut' switch until you find the problem. It just means that you might loose the auto pull shut until it's all fixed.

It's pretty tight in the back hatch door.

Hope you get it sorted out.

J

Liamiamy Newbie

Liamiamy

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Nope, just tried and nothing. Last time I looked at all the fuses and relays that I could find so maybe 'wiggled' one that allowed the boot to open when I reconnected the battery. I just can't remember exactly what I did as I assumed at the time it was the disconnection of the battery that made the difference.

Before I start unscrewing everything I can at the back to try and get access, is there any point?

Liam

Liamiamy Newbie

Liamiamy

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I wish mine didn't do it! Anyone got any ideas how I can open my boot? Does anyone know where the relay is that controls this motor or which fuse it runs through?

We have a another baby due in 2 weeks (hence the change form skyline r32) and I need to fill it with prams, cots, etc etc etc. (oh and a caliber sub of course!)

Liam

tigerleo62 Enthusiast

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Pretty certain it is one of the fuses in the fuse box under the bonnet - I know when I replaced all my fuses last week that I heard the sound of the boot motor turning over when I pulled/replaced one of the fuses - 10 amp I would reckon at a guess - possibly lower right hand side of the fuse box when looking from the drivers side... but that may not help...

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Granty Rookie

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Hey Guys ... I know this thread started like 3 years ago but I have the same problem with my M35 Stagea. Luckily it has the small hatch (which works) and the manual release inside.

I haven't taken the car to an electrician yet as I am trying to see if it is some fuse or relay blown. Does anyone know where these are located for the main boot.

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1. the release button doesn't appear to do anything for the main hatch

2. have checked all fuse I could find (by drivers foot, under bonnet by battery)

3. have to really slam the main hatch otherwise doesn't shut fully (normally motor pulls shut but not working)

Any help would be greatly apprecicated before I resort to the auto electrician.

Grant

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zei20l Grand Master

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Hey Guys ... I know this thread started like 3 years ago but I have the same problem with my M35 Stagea. Luckily it has the small hatch (which works) and the manual release inside.

I haven't taken the car to an electrician yet as I am trying to see if it is some fuse or relay blown. Does anyone know where these are located for the main boot.

Info:

1. the release button doesn't appear to do anything for the main hatch

2. have checked all fuse I could find (by drivers foot, under bonnet by battery)

3. have to really slam the main hatch otherwise doesn't shut fully (normally motor pulls shut but not working)

Any help would be greatly apprecicated before I resort to the auto electrician.

Grant

i know this is old. but thanks you just saved me tearing the inside of my stagea apart!

And did you find a fix?? mines doing the exact same thing!!

cheers!!

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BCs300z Apprentice

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I know this thread is quite old, but I found it, it helped me, but I also wanted to add my experience and troubleshooting finds to the chat for others.

I have not been able to open the rear hatch of my 97 Stagea for several months. Figured it had just really sealed itself up over the winter and I would just get to it eventually. Well that day was yesterday.

Some time ago, I noticed my battery was going flat all the time. It was frustrating. Then one quiet night in the garage, I could hear and ever so slight humming / grinding noise coming from the back of the car. It was like a really quiet popping sound or something like sand in a very low speed blender. I took off the panels in the back and noticed the noise coming from the auto close motor, so I unplugged it and the noise stopped. And the auto close was disabled.

Well, fast forward to yesterday, I tried all the tricks with power and fuse and lock and unlock and I still could open the damn hatch. So I took off the panels from the inside and found the auto lock had engaged and was stuck in close position. When plugging and unplugging the fuse, I could hear the relay clicking. So I plugged the autoclose motor back in, and the damn thing let go. And immediately started making that grinding sound again.

This time, instead of just unplugging the motor, I pulled the fuse, thus depowering the relay entirely. I don't have the autoclose feature now, but at least I can open the boot and not have my battery being sucked dead all the time. Not sure what caused the motor to latch when it was unplugged from the system, but I am pretty sure it won't cause any more problems now. 

If anyone has a lead on a new motor, please let me know. It's a cool feature that I would like to get back. 

Hope this helps.

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35 minutes ago, BCs300z said:

If anyone has a lead on a new motor, please let me know. It's a cool feature that I would like to get back. 

Is this the one? https://jpjdm.com/shop/index.php?id_product=2192&rewrite=nissan-stagea-c34-rear-boot-actuator-assembly-90550-0v000

Might be worth having a look at yahoo japan as well.

Though it seems a bit odd. If the motor works itself, other than being noisy, then wouldn't it be more likely that it's an electrical issue somewhere else?

And it being noisy does not seem as surprising if it has been chugging away for months :) 

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thomasLait Rookie

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Hey I'm having similar problems, however mine is all wiring based, and I'm not entirely certain where to start, the link is to a video I took to show what's happening, if anyone could help out trying to trouble shoot this, that would be greatly appreciated.

https://youtube.com/shorts/jbhu0JKyRUg?si=fQf6UYuPXOQ8lYmA

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