Before you replace the motor you need to be aware that there are two other common faults: 1. Water ingress into the plug that connects to the actuator module can cause corrosion if the connectors. This should be easy to identify. 2. The button behind the rubber press is glued in. After a period of time the glue gets brittle and the button gets pushed into the assembly. This can easily be re positioned and glued back. From the description you give point 1 is most likely.

Really useful video, not removed mine yet, but at least I'm not blind to physical operation of the mechanism, thanks hopefully it'll save me a lot of time.

Thanks for your video. With your help I fill my rear 5th door light cantact

Thank you very much... Video is very helpful

@elhovonews Before you spend your money though, remove the motor, as illustrated in the video, and test it using a P3 9v battery - a couple of safety pins is a simple way of getting getting power to the electrical contacts inside the motor . Hope this helps.

thank you very much for your reply, much appreciated.

No this is not intended for use with the VX Insignia but by coincidence I have just got rid of a 59 plate Insignia Sports Tourer which had a faulty tailgate motor twice in the three years I had it. The first time it was repaired by the garage and I do not know what they did to repair it. Three months later it happened again; the tailgate failed to open. When I phoned the garage they suggested it was a known software glitch and I should disconnect the battery, The fault disapeared on its own.

Genius! Thank you.

Hey, you showed long time ago how to fix the tailgate lock, I've followed all your instructions but mine is still not working. However, I saw a something interesting in your video, which might be a missing component, you can see that in the picture

Great video. I have problem with my rear car lock on my Zafira 2006. The central locking system did no lock that door and one day I found that door stay open. I only lock her manually but that make problem to open the door when you are out. It is look like that el. motor need replacement. Can you help with more details about el. motor like size, parameters and etc…?

Hello, great video. I opened mine and the small resistor on the right hand side of the motor is missing. Do you know the spec of that resistor?

@elhovonews Thanks for the feedback. The motor can be found at ebay.co.uk/itm/220926088386 and the specifiation can be found at sites.google.com/site/gmlockrepairkit/home/astra-h-zafira-b.

I've changed the correct fuse and got a new rear lock didn't have time time to do this but the boot won't open electronically any ideas

we closed the tailgate and pushed the switch , and i think the motor somehow went jammed double locked

I am having issues with my Astra hatch. It is very sporadic. Before sometimes it would open and sometimes it wouldnt. I thought maybe a connection was loose but then one weekend I had the car parked and open the trunk probably 30 times. Then all of a sudden it stopped working. I have not been able to open the trunk since. Is it most likely this motor that needs to replaced?

Dear sir, Kindly i am looking for your kind support. I want to connect a new LED projector light to my ASTRA GTC and i could not find the light switch in the door. i realized that the switch is integrated inside the lock. So could you tell me exactly where i should connect the LED?

good video, but it cant help me. My rear bonnet is jammed and i cant open it using manual lever... without open rear bonnet i cant remove lock and rapair it. big problem

Any clue how to fix faulty ajar sensor on boot latch astra h?

Do all rear locks Have a resistor as mine doesn't

does this work for an vx insignia. thanx

i have problem where I found resistor (on the right side of the motor) is missing from the its location. Is possible for someone to tell the spec of this resistor?

zafira 2001 cum schimb aripa din stinga

Central locking is a pain in the #$%^ when it becomes faulty.Why did car makers introduce it ? Did they think they were doing motorists a favour? It only took a couple of seconds to lock and unlock the doors before central locking was introduced, Do car makers think that we are a bunch of lazy !@#$%^&* ? These locking systems only serve to up the price of a car. And when problems arise, the motorist has to run up a hefty bill at a garage for an unnecessary gadget that is not easy to replace.

Sorry, I don't think I can help. I am not a professional motor technician, I just share my DIY experiences with others.

If you send me an email or any other way to comunicate, I can send the picture and explain better what I meant, thank you for the video anyway, it helped me to get so far. 🥵😉