Jochad84 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I have a 07 plate Smax which has been a dream so far. Tonight when I was pulling off the drive, as I stepped on the breaks the interior lights started coming on and there was a whirring noise coming from the boot. I put the car in reverse (with the noise and lights still going mad) and parked back up on the drive. The whirring noise happens when I turn the lights on, when I put the car in reverse and when I break. When I try to open the boot it will sometimes open straight away and other time takes a few presses to open. This is the first time I have had any problem with the boot, there was never any symptoms before tonight. Obviously the car is not driveable like this. I am baffled. Please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Check the wiring that goes through the rubber convoluted tube on the left from tailgate to the body. Chances are the wiring is damaged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochad84 Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 I have checked and it all looks fine, no obvious damage to it and nothing loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochad84 Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 13 hours ago, iantt said: Check the wiring that goes through the rubber convoluted tube on the left from tailgate to the body. Chances are the wiring is damaged. I can not believe how right you were! I have taken the left side rubber tube down to have a quick look and there are 3 snapped wires and the other lot look like they are about to snap! I have no idea how this has happened! Absolutely gutted but I guess I will spend the day trying to fix them all. Thank you for your help. If it wasn't for what you said I wouldn't have looked and would have taken it to the Ford garage! X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Good you found the issue, quite a common problem . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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