rear hatch

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JFLINDSEY
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i have a 1987 corvette that suddenly stopped opening the rear hatch from any switch - i have looked in all manuals i can think of to find the problem - but cant find a direct answer as to why the hatch quit working
hopw you can direct me to the correct answer
jacqui
Mar 1, 2007 at 9:28 AM
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MIKE H R
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have you tried the fuses for the hatch
Mar 1, 2007 at 6:03 PM
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CORVETTE4+3
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change the shocks on the hatch window they are to weak to lift the hatch the cost is $40 for one so order two remember order with defroster it will aqsk with or without.
Jul 2, 2009 at 7:53 AM
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MIKE H R
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the way I read the post is that hyou can not get the latch to unlock. I don't think you can replace the shocks with the hatch closed. sounds like you are not getting voltage to the switches to let the latch unlock.
Jul 20, 2009 at 7:50 AM