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New Member With A Question V70-XC70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Peter on  Mon Jan 2 11:16 CST 2006 [RELATED]

I had a similar problem with my 99. It turned out to be a wire near the upper left hinge that was breaking due to the flexing of opening and closing the tailgate.

The way I was able to diagnose it was by turning on the key and the rear wiper switch, and moving the tailgate through it's travel several times. The motion made the broken ends of the wire temporarily make contact, and the wiper moved partially through it's sweep. That may or may not have any effect on your car. If it does, you know what the problem is. If it doesn't the likelihood of a broken wire is still very high.

Fixing it is another matter. You would need a wiring diagram and a willingness to tear into the big bundle of wires near the left hinge.






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