Renault Megane boot won't lock

[Naomi]

We just bought a W reg Megane, locked the car with the remote central
locking and the boot won't lock, however, all of the other doors are
locked.

We've looked through the manual and it says that the boot should lock/
unlock with the remote, but was wondering if there's something we're
missing? Bit annoyed to say the least that we're going to have to take
the car to a Renault dealer to fix it, the week we bought it!

If anyone has any pointers or suggestions we might've overlooked,
that'd be great.

Thanks,
Naomi

[johannes]

It could be very simple. The alignment of the bottom latch where the
lid grips the lock. If the base latch can rotate slightly, then the lock
in the lid will not grip. This can be fixed by rotating the latch back
in position. The reason for this hunch is that it happened to my Saab
9000, yes its a different car I know, but cars have a lot in common.

[malc]

Does it lock with a key? The one on my 406 is independently lockable as well
as working with the remote. If it does lock like that then it probably won't
be lock/latch alignment, more likely a faulty actuator. The one in my old BX
got sticky, IIRC taking the actuator out of the tailgate and greasing it
helped.

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[markdunn.son...@googlemail.com]

it could be that the electronic lockin mechinism is not working if it
locks with the key it is at fault if not its proberly the lock itsself
a bit of wd40 wouldent do no harm

[malc]

markdunn.son...@googlemail.com wrote:

>
> it could be that the electronic lockin mechinism is not working if it
> locks with the key it is at fault if not its proberly the lock itsself
> a bit of wd40 wouldent do no harm

And again in English please.

[Rajko]

"malc" <malunsp...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:08lij.76610$c_1....@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

> markdunn.son...@googlemail.com wrote:
>
>>
>> it could be that the electronic lockin mechinism is not working if it
>> locks with the key it is at fault if not its proberly the lock itsself
>> a bit of wd40 wouldent do no harm
>
> And again in English please.

Take it you mean 'with punctuation'; ignore malc, he's a regular douche.

[malc]

So why reply to me? I also meant with spelling as well. Still someone who
uses a playstation to interact with usenet can't be that old.

[Naomi]

No, it doesn't lock with a key, it's just supposed to lock with the
remote central locking. We checked the rear fogs and number plate
light to see if it's an electrical fault, they didn't work, changed
the fuse, the lights now work, but the boot still doesn't (and we've
since discovered, neither does the rear wiper). Just wish we'd noticed
before we took the car off the lot, heh.

Thanks all for the help,
Naomi

[James]

"Naomi" <nomesg...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:639d87ab-75a7-45ed...@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

Could be boot lock motor ?

Worth getting a multimeter in there first to check its getting power if it
is then its most likely the boot motor. Usually cheap to replace and simple
after removing a few bits of trim.

Best in future to check every single thing when buying a car especially
something like everything locking and unlocking, flip the switching, move
the windows up and down check as manuy things as humanly possible :) ...
sellers hate me.

[malc]

Wiper too? Could be a fault with the wiring as it passes through the hinge
part of the tail gate. As James said, you probably need to check it with a
multimeter and see if voltage is reaching the parts that it's supposed to
reach, and also that there is a decent earth connection.

[Tracey Harris]

There's a little motor device that clicks round when you click your
immobiliser, which sounds like its gone.

url:http://myreader.co.uk/msg/127539095.aspx

[adam....@gmail.com]

I bought a Renault megan 16 valve 2000 model. It seems that the boot does not lock. It has a remote.
I need advice can one fit a manual lock with a key

[Brian Reay]

On 01/03/2018 19:57, adam....@gmail.com wrote:
> I bought a Renault megan 16 valve 2000 model. It seems that the boot does not lock. It has a remote.
> I need advice can one fit a manual lock with a key
>

Check if the lock is in the boot lid. If it is, check the wires in the
rubber tube between the body and boot lid. There are often three for
remote locks. Open, lock, earth. If it won't lock OR open, one of the
first two have usually broken. If it does neither, it is usually the
earth. Don't just join it. Add a new section of wire.

I've often wondered why they don't put the boot lock on the body, it
would be less prone to this type of failure.



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[MrCheerful]

On 02/03/2018 07:24, Brian Reay wrote:
> On 01/03/2018 19:57, adam....@gmail.com wrote:
>> I bought a Renault megan 16 valve 2000 model. It seems that the boot
>> does not lock. It has a remote.
>> I need advice can one fit a manual lock with a key
>>
>
> Check if the lock is in the boot lid. If it is, check the wires in the
> rubber tube between the body and boot lid. There are often three for
> remote locks. Open, lock, earth. If it won't lock OR open, one of the
> first two have usually broken. If it does neither, it is usually the
> earth. Don't just join it. Add a new section of wire.
>
> I've often wondered why they don't put the boot lock on the body, it
> would be less prone to this type of failure.
>
>
>

the reason would probably be that is more likely to get stuff dropped in
it. when mounted in the boot gravity will keep out most stuff.