hatch open without hitting button?
 

never heard any feedback from this.....anyone else ever experience your hatch opening without hitting the button? there must be a short somewhere that sends a ground to open the hatch...does anyone have any suggestions?

Dont hold me to this but I`m sure I read on here about dodgy switches in the boot (tail gate). When replaced, the ghost goes away.

I've had mine pop open many times just by closing the door. I guess the X is so airtight that when closing the door, it causes the hatch to pop open. I close the door lightly and it doesn't pop open.

I have never seen what RMcox is talking about, but the hatch issue is a pattern failure of the wiring in the hatch itself. If you're under warranty, go back to the dealer and they will know immediately what the issue is.

It's not because of the pressure, it's the vibration. The hatch release is locked out when the X is moving so road vibrations don't affect the flaky switch. Try slamming the door with the windows open, I'll bet your hatch pops.

I"ve had my latch replaced
 

But it still happens occasionally if I close my doors hard.

01...4.4...def not under warranty...any alternatives? ....can you tell me a little more about this "pattern failure" the dealer wouldnt enlgihten me about?

This is the problem I was talking about. They mainly focus on the issue of the hatch re-locking when you close the door after unlocking the hatch. I unfortunately also have the occasional problem of the hatch popping open after getting in. Sorry this didn't help.

http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...ighlight=hatch

Go the back on the outside rear door. look at the roundel and then look up under and you will see that there are two screws holding the release mechanism...remove them...pop out the handle and look at the connection. Since BMW knows people will pay for the ride they do not fix these annoying things....water has corroded the connections and that is causing it to short. Go to the stealer...cough up $114 unpainted or $140 pianted and reverse the procedure.

thanks guys....glad to know im not the only one with the program...for a sec i thought i had a katrina lemon =x
.....and now to solve this problem
btw...anymore suggestions on fixing this would be a great help...maybe we should even make a DIY for this since it seems so common.

It is in there..
 

it is two screws man and unsnapping the connector super easy fix..you just get pissed at what they charge for the part.

I have the same issue, it happens most often after a heavy rain. I have found that I am able to stop the hatch from reopening by locking the doors.

Yup
 

That is because there is a little tiny piece of rubber insulting the switch and when it is wet it shorts.

Yea, its not that big a deal. Ill just keep locking my door.

lol....looks kinda ghetto...especially when you have prospective x5 passengers in your car...kinda puts that feeling in them "yeahh....im def. staying with the range rover" =x
shame....you pay over 50 grand for a high performance vehicle n this has to happen to me, with an expensive charge waiting for me at the dealer.

"trunklid unlatched" is a typical problem with early models (my '01) - replaced the latch, which also houses the license plate lights, 8 months ago - problem came back twice just last week - sometimes I think it's me while turning the key in the ignition (pressing the button) :confused: :tsk:

It also could be not closing the hatch with enough force. If the hatch is "softly" closed it can pop out causing your dash display to read trunk lid open. Works for me.

You must admit, it is funny. They put a team of nerds on putting together a stero system (that I want to back over), and couldn't find anyone to figure out how to keep the hatch closed.

Yup, I just lock the doors prior to putting her in gear. Seems to be the work around for now.

Good luck