When I press the lower tailgate button to lower the tailgate there is a crack sound like snapping a piece of rigid platic in two just as it starts to open.

If I manually lift and push the tailgate to close it, then when I press the button to open and drop the tailate down there is no sound.

Any ideas?

Following - mine does exactly the same, has been for years..

Sounds like this may be your issue....!

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic66566.html Pete
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Thanks for the replies, I'll have to investigate further to see what to do.

Damn.... Thanks Haylands, seems like I have the curse of metal fatigue afterall...

Yep, just a big washer, the biggest you can get and it will live a few more years...

Bikeracer, open the bottom part of the boot then lift up the carpeted trim that covers the gap between car and boot and on the left you will probably find the problem...

 Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Thanks, I've had a look and can't see any cracking round the bolt, the noise seems to come from the middle of the drop down boot.


There's what looks like a black plastic cylinder like some kind of actuator, one end is connected to the operating link seen in the pics posted, and also a white plastic pipe going from one side to the other in front of it. There are two plugs fastened to the carpet material on the underside but I could not get them unplugged so as to be able to lift the carpet part clear to get a good look.

Don't think you would need the splits to make the noise, can you open and close the boot while holding the carpeted flap out the way to see what happens....? Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

I've decided to let my local garage have a look for the problem because they'll have the tools and know what spare parts if any are needed.

Thanks anyway, I'll get it looked at next week and report back on what they find.

Haylands wrote:

Yep, just a big washer, the biggest you can get and it will live a few more years...

Bikeracer, open the bottom part of the boot then lift up the carpeted trim that covers the gap between car and boot and on the left you will probably find the problem...

Well, thanks again Haylands, and for those following this thread, I can happily confirm that after having added and significantly tightened down the somewhat large aluminium washer the sharp cracking sound is no longer..

Prior to adding the washer I had removed the entire pivot mechanism as well just to confirm that there's no further potential breakages on the pivot itself and happy to say that all still seems ok..

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