I have a 2007 4runner and i have had no problems with it. I washed it regularly and i noticed that the carwash soap somehow reacted with the rubber piece you use to unlock the rear hatch. This is the one like a handle which when pressed harder activates a switch that released your rear hatch.
It got gooey a little and then finally during the summer months it melted with drips around the chrome bar on the top of the handle.
Now when its really cold, its frozen like a rock which means i cant press it hard enough to open the rear hatch.
I have a repair manual and i cant seem to find that particular part. How hard is it to replace that one and does the back of the hatch have to be opened to replace it?
It got gooey a little and then finally during the summer months it melted with drips around the chrome bar on the top of the handle.
Now when its really cold, its frozen like a rock which means i cant press it hard enough to open the rear hatch.
I have a repair manual and i cant seem to find that particular part. How hard is it to replace that one and does the back of the hatch have to be opened to replace it?
