shannonford08 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 (edited) I noticed that my rear fold down seats wont fold with the optional power switch. After checking the relay and fuse i discovered my car doesn't notice my liftgate is open. i can drive my car with no alarm for my liftgate being open. Is their a sensor that lets the car know its open? I believe thats why my rear seats wont fold down with the switch. Any suggestions? My car is a 2008 Edge Limited without the power liftgate. Edited February 22, 2012 by shannonford08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I noticed that my rear fold down seats wont fold with the optional power switch. After checking the relay and fuse i discovered my car doesn't notice my liftgate is open. i can drive my car with no alarm for my liftgate being open. Is their a sensor that lets the car know its open? I believe thats why my rear seats wont fold down with the switch. Any suggestions? My car is a 2008 Edge Limited without the power liftgate. How do you know it doesn't notice? If there is a sensor it's probably in the latch mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonford08 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 The car dings and the instrument panel will say "liftgate ajar" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 i can drive my car with no alarm for my liftgate being open. The car dings and the instrument panel will say "liftgate ajar" Which is it? Do you get a Liftgate Ajar message or not? I don't understand what you're saying here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonford08 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 It does not give the signal any more. I ment to say it used to ding and give the message letting me know it open, but it stopped doing that. Leading me to believe that why the power foldown seats stopped folding when the liftgate is open. The switch would be disabled with the liftgate down and I think the car not knowing the liftgate is open is why the switch won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 It does not give the signal any more. I ment to say it used to ding and give the message letting me know it open, but it stopped doing that. Leading me to believe that why the power foldown seats stopped folding when the liftgate is open. The switch would be disabled with the liftgate down and I think the car not knowing the liftgate is open is why the switch won't work. Oh, ok. Got it now. Yes, that does sound like a sensor problem. It's probably in the latch itself on the bottom of the rear hatch. Try spraying wd-40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonford08 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I'll give it a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonford08 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Well long story short, I took the lift gate apart and removed the latch mechanism. I took my compressor and sprayed it out. Then I hosed it with WD-40, then sprayed with the compressor again. Put it back together and BOOM, all better. Thanks for the idea and helping me figure this out. liftgate is recognized and my seats fold down with the switch once again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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