back liftgate wont open

Asked by kevski808 Mar 07, 2012 at 01:37 AM about the 2008 Nissan Armada SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My remote and inside door switches will not open my back liftgate. I have to crawl
inside the back cargo area, and manually unlock the liftgate before i can open it. Can u
help me plwase?

12 Answers

1,175

If the problem is that the gate won't unlock w/ the key remote or switch, the lock may be broken. I've got an '01 Frontier and the lock on the tailgate broke. I had to unlock the thing (and hold the key in unlock) to drop the tailgate. Got it replaced, mechanic said he'd seen a few trucks have this problem. If the key remote/switch is actually supposed to open the back gate, I'm at a loss. Good luck.

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I'm having the same problem with my Armada. The back door will not open with the keyless button. I am able to open manually outstide and the button in the door will close it, but then I get warning that the back liftgate is open. It seems like it's closed all the way. help !

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80

our 2010 armada we use too have. had a recall on the gate latch. it was fixed before we had any issues.

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I have a 2014 Nissan Armada and I have the same problem. I took off the side cover over the push rod on the left side and found that the small screw that holds the rod in place had came out. I used a magnetic retriever tool to get the screw out of the bottom of the jack holder spot, put the screw back in and it worked great. hope this helps you.

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Gilzila1, I ve same problem but dont know how to remove the cover to put tge screw back. How did u manage to remove it . Thanks

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i also have the same probnlem but i cannot find the screw any idea where i can find it

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40

Nissan Armada won’t start & power inside of the truck does not work like for example I can’t roll my windows up & cant lock or unlock my truck

4 people found this helpful.
90

We replace lift gate 2017 Nissan Armada and don’t open

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I have a 2006 Armada LE. Liftgate would close but not open. I tried and tried to figure it. Finally, it won't open because the the rear glass is open. Close rear glass(yes the one I didn't even know opened). All should be well. It's the simple things.

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80

I have the same problem, Using the fob to unlock, it only partially moves the safety latch, I have to manually push the latch down further. I replaced the locking mechanism with the plastic actuator and cable attached. Problem still there. I wonder if it could be the other cable?

8 people found this helpful.
110

My lift gate latch broke on the outside. How can I open from the inside? 2010 Nissan Armada

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There's a little green plastic piece that connects to the lock actuator mines popped out on the tail gate remove plastic interior get a flash light follow the two black cords one will have the green plastic piece the other wont just needs the be popped in and then turn the plastic piece on to the rod the lock in place I also put a zip tie on it so it won't pop off again

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