[myweepuma]

was fine yesterday but today it won't open when you press the button but will open if i use the key in the lock any idea's?

[Midnight Blue]

Sometimes mine will not open with the remote or the button and the key is really stiff to turn. I've found squirting WD40 into the mechanism and locking/unlocking it several times (pressing the catch down and releasing it with the boot button) until it frees up will sort it for a while.

[zedder]

was fine yesterday but today it won't open when you press the button but will open if i use the key in the lock any idea's?

If you can´t hear any kind of sound from the solenoid when button is pressed, then perhaps the microswitch is broken:

[smartmart]

keep your finger pressed on the button for a little while .
or could be one the buttons broken and in need of repair.
take it too a locksmith who will be able to check if its firing a signal.

[myweepuma]

no sound when you press the button

bit like when your ignition is on and you can't the boot

the lock isn't stiff i tried the old wd40 trick and no joy there

another thing thats gone wrong

[Midnight Blue]

the lock isn't stiff i tried the old wd40 trick and no joy there

Where did you put the oil? Where the key goes in? You need to put it in the mechanism that holds and releases the boot lid.

This post has been edited by Midnight Blue: 11 March 2009 - 10:50 PM

[chestnutree]

I did this to free mine up a little bit. Later that day and the next day the door open light kept flickering on and off while driving. I think the oil conducted the switch in the back,lol.

It sounds to me like what zedder has mentioned. When you use the key and turn in the lock, it manually opens the catch to release the boot. When you press the button in or use the button on your key it operates the microswitch below which is basically an electronic way of opening the boot which is why you can use the button on your key fob to do it.

Check for any loose connections to this before taking it to the garage? If i remember rightly it's located between the lock and nearside (passenger side) back lights, pull back the carpet at the top there.

This post has been edited by Sex Kitten: 12 March 2009 - 12:28 PM
Reason for edit: no need to quote post above

[yoyo]

no sound when you press the button

Mine was the same when I bought it, also pressing the button on the back of the car didn't work either. I removed a bit of the trim from inside the left hand side of the boot (took 2 mins) you can see the soleniod, I moved the rod a couple of times by hand and it started to work, it's still a little tempremental, sometimes it need to be pressed two or three times. It will need to be replaced at some point but as the bumper has to come off to get at it I'll leave it until it stops altogether!!

Ade

[myweepuma]

i'll have a look at it when it's dry

my key doesn't have the boot release button it's just a pain when am dropping kids off and they need stuff out the boot and i have to stop the engoine to give em the key pure laziness

[chestnutree]

lol.did ur boot use 2 open with the engine running?

This post has been edited by Sex Kitten: 12 March 2009 - 12:30 PM
Reason for edit: no need to quote post above

[myweepuma]

no but now it wont even open when it's not! and to top it all i got a flat battery today and the RAC had to jump me..... i really need to pull my finger out and get me other puma sorted!

[corsair]

yoyo, on 12 March 2009 - 08:03 AM, said:

QUOTE (myweepuma @ Mar 11 2009, 09:46 PM) no sound when you press the button

Mine was the same when I bought it, also pressing the button on the back of the car didn't work either. I removed a bit of the trim from inside the left hand side of the boot (took 2 mins) you can see the soleniod, I moved the rod a couple of times by hand and it started to work, it's still a little tempremental, sometimes it need to be pressed two or three times. It will need to be replaced at some point but as the bumper has to come off to get at it I'll leave it until it stops altogether!!

Ade