Actually didn’t have to spend 15mins trying to pry open, there’s a manual release right on the white plastic part of the mechanism on the inside of the hatch.
Take the rear panel off and you'll find a small silver lever in the white plastic area. Push down with a screw driver and it will open. You will find the wires inside the rubber sleeve between the body and door is full of bare wires. There is a splice kit available but from Latvia on ebay for 30 bucks. Good luck. Remember to cuss fiat for using cheap wiring. :)
Turns out to be the switch to open the hatch. In heavy rain, it will fill with water (a couple of drops in the contacts). I pulled up apart and shook out the water and it was fine, but every heavy rain, a car wash, things like that will stop the hatch from opening until it sits in the sun for a few hours and it seems to dry out. I haven't replaced the button yet
Having same issues with my hatch lol, it won't open from key fob or handle on hatch. I'm thinking it's a short somewhere in the loom connecting the hatch to the body same thing you said, keep posting updates aha I'm stuck on this
Funny Thanks 😂
Actually didn’t have to spend 15mins trying to pry open, there’s a manual release right on the white plastic part of the mechanism on the inside of the hatch.
Nice
Hoping this will help me. My issue is that the button on my trunk is loose so there may be a faulty connection
Usually the pins that the handle swivvels on have worked their way out - push them back in.
Thank you!
What a shitty car. Rear calipers locking from hand brake, manual trans reverse linkage bushing failed, on and on.
Do you know the spec for that white connector that goes into the trunk
Is there a permanent fix? I live in ON as well. Should I replace the button at the dealer?
I can here an Irish twang, correct?
No. Canadian...
Take the rear panel off and you'll find a small silver lever in the white plastic area. Push down with a screw driver and it will open. You will find the wires inside the rubber sleeve between the body and door is full of bare wires. There is a splice kit available but from Latvia on ebay for 30 bucks. Good luck. Remember to cuss fiat for using cheap wiring. :)
Thanks for info how to take panel off
What about change the fuse? 🤔
Jim, did the key switch work to release after ?
Turns out to be the switch to open the hatch. In heavy rain, it will fill with water (a couple of drops in the contacts). I pulled up apart and shook out the water and it was fine, but every heavy rain, a car wash, things like that will stop the hatch from opening until it sits in the sun for a few hours and it seems to dry out. I haven't replaced the button yet
Any updates?
Having same issues with my hatch lol, it won't open from key fob or handle on hatch. I'm thinking it's a short somewhere in the loom connecting the hatch to the body same thing you said, keep posting updates aha I'm stuck on this
I tried it on my car but it’s a 2016 and none of the tricks are releasing the hatch. If anyone has a way to release a 2016 500x , please share
The 500X and 500L are almost completely different than all of the other 500's. This video should apply to 500 Pop, Sport, Cabrio and Abarth.
Currently balls deep trying to get my trunk open since the latch button fell out. My 2016 fiat 500x has been nothing but troubles