Rear Gate Not Opening
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Year: 91
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 5.9
mine is a 91 and I dont know how different they are but my lock mechinism was broke, I had to take off the inner pannel and switch it to unlock position from inside. Ihavent had any problems with it since but I also cant lock the back hatch without fixing it.
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Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: inline 6 4.0L
yea I had the same problem with mine...what i had to do was push on the tailgate just to the left of the lift handle and actually pull on the handle at the same time ( push and pull at same time ) and once its open replace tailgate handle (if it works)
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Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 L 6 Cyl.
Well, mine is really stubborn, and def. broken some how. What I did/do is just keep pulling on it...like continually yank, not a single long hard pull...but multiple yanks...were still talking about jeep doors right???? but for the record...I found that it all goes more smoothly if I push on the left side of the handle as i open it. I think it just gives your jeep character.
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