2018 Land Rover Range Rover lift gate why is stuck Closed

Name: 2018 Land Rover Range Rover lift gate why is stuck Closed
Uploaded: 2025-10-22T00:49:27+00:00
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Channel: Nick Silva
Description: In this brief DIY video, the presenter addresses a common issue with a 2018 Land Rover Range Rover where the liftgate (trunk lid) becomes stuck and will…

22 Oct 2025 · 2 min

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In this brief DIY video, the presenter addresses a common issue with a 2018 Land Rover Range Rover where the liftgate (trunk lid) becomes stuck and will not open. He explains that the problem stems from a broken plastic tab that interferes with the latch mechanism, causing it to jam each time the gate is closed. The video walks through his visual inspection, highlighting the misaligned latch and the broken tab, and then demonstrates a simple repair: cutting away the offending plastic piece and sanding the area to restore smooth operation. After the fix, the liftgate functions normally. The presenter emphasizes the quick, no‑intro format and aims to help viewers resolve the issue in under three minutes.

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All right, YouTube, uh, trick, hack, whatever you want to call them, you know how it is. Easy, fast, no intro, I don't like it. 2018, uh, what is this? Land Rover Range Rover stuck trunk lid won't open. I took like 3 hours trying to open that thing, pry open that thing. Right, cause: broken latch. What made that broken latch? There's a piece over here and the latch keep getting stuck with that plastic. So every time the owner open the trunk lid of this gate, liftgate, uh, we get stuck. Get jammed. So, um, doing a couple times, the plastic tab over here broke, and that's it. He closed it one day, never opened back again. So has to spend 3 times on that thing. And over here, you see, you cannot like lever up or lever down. It just, you know, picks over here. And in this piece over here— let me get some light— this piece over here is all the way up. So on the same team, keep happening, it will hit over here, it will hit them, it will hit them, it will hit them. So I cut them over here, you know, I'm gonna sand it and make it look pretty, and problem fixed. We're actually okay. Went crazy. Yep. All right, uh, yeah, working. All right guys, 2 minutes. I do videos in less than 3 minutes, 2 minutes. So, you know how it is. Hope that helped. Peace.