Need Help With Hatch!! :(

[Duell_318ti]

Hey guys, I hope you can help me a little bit! I have recently purchased a 1996 BMW 318ti of course, and the rear hatch doesn't want to open. It will lock and unlock the doors, but doesn't seem to release the hatch or anything. I am not really familiar with opening it, but the button tends to stay popped out at all times. If I push it in, it might stay, but with a slight tap will pop back out. Hope that makes sense Thanks Guys!

[BMW_Hatchback]

did you try from the inside?

[Duell_318ti]

Haha, I actually haven't and am not sure how, I haven't even looked through it much to tell you the truth because it didn't open. I'll see if I can figure out how to get it from the inside! Thanks!

[Duell_318ti]

Sadly I had no luck finding a way of opening it from the inside

[hatchgrafix]

Did ya try using your key in the button? If that doesn't work... dun dun dun, no ideas over here!

[Duell_318ti]

Yeah, I have tried turning and pushing and everything??

[budget76]

I remember someone else having a similar problem a while back, take a couple minutes and search on this site, I know it's where I saw it.

Is it really cold there? How easily does the key turn? I've had my lock get really stiff and almost frozen, and had to work the key to get it to unlock before.

[Duell_318ti]

Ok, I will have to do some looking around. It is colder here, but the car sits in my garage at about 60 degrees. the key turns pretty easily too.

[Duell_318ti]

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13345

That is what I found. It sounds pretty close to my problem. Does anyone know if this solution worked?? Thanks guys!

[lazoh]

Originally Posted by Duell_318ti

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13345

That is what I found. It sounds pretty close to my problem. Does anyone know if this solution worked?? Thanks guys!

Here is another one for you with similar problem and fix:

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24939

[budget76]

Just did a quick search, this may have been what I was thinking of http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...h+won%27t+open

also found this http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...+won%27t+openv

and this http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...h+won%27t+open

[Duell_318ti]

Thanks a lot guys, and sorry for not looking deeper for it

[budget76]

No problem, good luck fixing it

[Duell_318ti]

Thanks Man!

[foureyes010]

I am having the same problem as Duell_318ti, my hatch will not unlock and it is stuck closed. Have tried lubricating the lock, then tried to get the plastic cover off of the lock so that I could just take it out to replace the bits. I cannot get to the lock! It seems like I must have the hatch door open to get to it. Does anyone know how to get to the pieces without taking the car apart? Diagrams or links to diagrams would be much appreciated.