Jonny1974 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Good morning All recently just taken on a Galaxy 2009 tdci Ghia which seems to have an unusal gremlin in the tailgate. Randomly when driving the boot open warning will come on the dash & the interior lights come on also when this happens you cant open the tailgate i've also noticed it loses power to the rear wiper all lights on the tailgate stop working, if you recycle the ignintion it can sometimes reset its self & its ok. i've also noticed with the ignition on select reverse & the reverse lights seem to fade out this also happens with the side lights on the tailgate previous owner has just fitted a second hand tailgate but he cant confirm if these faults were happening before, i've checked the connection al seems ok before i buy a tailgate harness anyone ideas many thanks jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 The flexi harness between the tailgate and the main body of the car is becomming upluged (see connector in head lining) or the harness is damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Just now, unofix said: The flexi harness between the tailgate and the main body of the car is becomming upluged (see connector in head lining) or the harness is damaged. agree, inside the convoluted rubber tube , the wiring will be damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny1974 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Thank you for the quick response, couldn't seem to see anything a miss but will double check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 One problem that can cause all of the faults you have is if the Tailgate loses its Negative Ground connection. Use a multimeter and check the resistance between a metal screw on the tailgate and a good ground point on the body. The resistance should be less than 1 ohm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny1974 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Thats a good shout is the earth in the loom or does it earth through the hinges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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