[Sailor45]

I have a 2014 BMW X3, its been into the dealers recently for a parking sensor problem, that's been fixed but after being in the garage my tailgate no longer works properly, it was fine before the repair. I live some distance from the dealers and do have it booked in again early next year but wondered if anyone knows of a quick fix.

The problem is, If the car is locked and I try to open the tailgate using the remote nothing happens. But if I use the vehicle unlock button to open the car and then use the remote to open the tailgate it works perfectly, once the vehicle is unlocked I can use the remote to open and close the tailgate as normal.

It's a bit of an odd problem and I can live with it the way it is but if anyone knows of an easy fix that I can try that would be great and it would save me another trip to the dealers.

Thanks

Phil

[JJ 911SC]

Hopefully someone got a fix because if you go to the stealership its going to cost you an Arm (diagnostic) and a Leg (repair).

[Blau]

I've been dealing with a similar issue. Check to see if you have water in the battery tray. There is a control box (it's white) and it has the tailgate electronics in it.

I just paid BMW a shit ton of money to find the leak. They said they found the leak, yet my battery tray is again filled with water. Best of luck.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by WeShallCallHerBlau

... I just paid BMW a shit ton of money to find the leak. They said they found the leak, yet my battery tray is again filled with water. Best of luck.

For sure, please refer to post # 2 unless you are a millionaire...