Vauxhall Meriva B Tailgate Boot Not Opening 

I work at a vauxhall dealership. This switches are common pretty much on all makes and models. Thankfully it's a relatively cheap fix and as shown on this great video, can be done by most of us. One little tip for you all. You can sometimes activate the lock by repeatedly pressing both the micro switch and the open button on your key fob at the same time...worked on mine anyway!

Fantastic! Just the bit showing where the tiny lever is to open the boot from the inside was gold. I'd just about given up on even trying to open it!

What a fantastic tool RU-vid is! Same car, same problem - even same colour bodywork! Amazon prime next day delivery for the part, job’s a good’ un! Many thanks for posting this incredibly helpful video.

This was a great help - was able to replace this for my father-in-law saving him the cost of a garage repair! Cheers for taking the time to put it together.

Thanks to this video I have now fixed my Meriva b boot lock problem, it was a lot easier to fix with the help provided here, it took me about half an hour all in.

Watched this video and today with a mate we replaced the faulty switch. I am by no means car savvy, but between us this took easily under an hour. Part was £23 and saved a fair bit in labour costs. All working fine. Thank you sir, for you are a lifesaver 👏👏

Thank you so much! With that video as help it took me 30 minutes for the repair itself. With no car repair experience.

Easy enough to follow. The car was easier to put back together than to take apart and it's all working now! Thank you for posting this helpful video.

This video was a huge help! thanks. I fixed my Opel Mervia. It might have slightly different panel construction than the Vauxhall version. I had trouble getting the big inner panel off at first until I figured out you can unscrew the 2 "pegs" left and right of the window and then pry off the central bar/covering at the top of the window towards the hinge. From there is was much easier to pull of the coverings left/right of the window and then the whole big panel below.

This video is brilliant. Bought the part on ebay and then my husband fitted it using this video. Thank you so much, AMS Vauxhall.

Thank you for your very informative and precise video, it has given me the confidence to go ahead .I have just fitted the boot lock switch and found your instructions invaluable saving a lot of money ! Thanks again keep up the good work Richard

Just watched this, Thank you, I thought you might have put a towel or soft material on the bench, to pretect the badge from scratches whilst on the bench. As you can see when you have finished and closed the tailgate, the badge was badly marked.

Thank you for posting this video. I ordered the part and made the fix with your instructions. It was so easy to do, and now we can finally open our boot again. Thank you again for taking the time to make this video.

Amazing tutorial. Managed to change the boot catch on my 11 plate meriva for parts only and 15 minutes of my time. Thank you!!! 😊👍👏👏

With the help of this I just did this in 30 minutes, 2 tools (3 if you count the broken - plastic clip I used to take the panel off with) - many thanks

Very helpful video, we did it right 1st time and super quick thanks to your help.

Thankyou for this.. my boot has just developed this issue .. so ive ordered the part from Ebay Cheap as chips at £19.99 and thanks to this video i shouldn't have an issue fitting it.. thanks again..

Thanks my man. Just repaired mine tailgate!

Thanks did this in 20 minutes with 2 people helping the back plastics panel in a pain to put back yourself better with 2 people my car goes through one of the switches every 2 years 😂😂 have back brakes to change now 😊

Very helpful video, all you need to replace broken switch is there. I did my today, highly appreciate your work Andy. Thank you.

Absolutely calming

Thanks for this great video - a real help. A bit fiddly at time but managed to do the whole job without breaking any clips.

Thanks for the video, it's explains the job very good, anyone can do that repair after seeing this. Just a small tip, put some soft cloth under the panel to avoid scratches 😌👍

An excellent instructional video, all went well and as described. I even broke one fixing as you anticipated. Many thanks

Thanks for video, got mine changed today.

Amazing thank you so much. I've been puttng off taking my car in to get the boot fixed. Now i can do it myself for a fraction of the price

Just done it. Doddle. Yes, I broke a clip, but there is another clip, plus 6 bolts holding it on. Brill. Thanks!

Thanks so much, this was so easy to follow and saved me having to fork out for a garage to do the replacement 👍

Thank you so much for this video, hopefully to fix my mums meriva soon. Parts ordered

Thank you. I'm going to attempt this over the weekend

Thank you so much, this worked like a dream, and I wouldn't normally do anything like this!!

Used his video to replace my boot switch loop. Thank you very much 👍🏼

Excellent video, changed it in about a half-hour, thank you very much

Thank-you for this great video, absolute car dummy here and I managed to follow it easily!!!!

Perfect video showing every detail. Did that by myself yesterday . Thank you so much:)

Very useful video, allowed me to find the right part which came in a couple of days, gonna have a go at it in a bit.

Did this today on my opel in about an hour. Thanks for the vid, very helpful😁

This was easy. Great explanation. Worked a treat. Many thanks.

Thank you for this, Managed to sort it out with no bother thanks to your video.

Great video. Everything is shown and explained. Just change my tailgate button and it works fine.

If only i could see this video earlier. I would have saved 200$. Anyway thanks for the vid, good job well done!

Great work I got this problem whit my Vauxhall cascada do you know the part number. Thank you. En keep op the good work

Thanks for the video, what a terrible design decisions though, I really would love to have a car that would be designed for longevity not customer money even when it wouldn't be so convenient.

Huge thumbs up mate as this has just happened to my other half's Meriva and she is gutted as it's her little baby, 🙄 so if i can sort it out because of your mental video it will score me untold brownie points,which is always handy to either store them for later or to use for what ever,like popping down the local boozer when the mother in law is coming round or when all her work mates are coming round and i need a quick exit,well you get the idea so i'm well pleased and indebted to you almost. 😉🤷🏾‍♂️ Much love and respect and hoping you and yours are all safe and well in these strange times we all find ourselves in,from another brotha in the UK and now about to subscribe as a big TY for this video. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Nice one M8 you just saved me a £110. Cost me £15.99 for the new switch.

Thank You for your help! It has done well! :)

Cheers for this video helped me alot👍

Thanks, replaced the one in a car today. The boot trim is pretty stubborn but once that is off (wear gloves to protect your fingers!), the video made it plain sailing.

Thank you for this video, replaced mine today, you made it very easy for me. Regards

Great vieo! Thanks a lot!

Seriously appreciated. Not sure I dare attempt... But need to

Thanks fella.

Brilliant video - THANK YOU!!

Great video, thanks. For reassembly; can you do this alone or would you recommend a second pair of hands -for holding the tailgate panel and screwing it back in? Cheers.

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing 👍

Awesome video. Saved me a lot of cash. Thanks mate.

Excellent video, Given me confidence do it myself instead of garage. Thanks.

Very helpful video thank you.

If it's just the switch would it not be possible to prise the switch out cut the wires, join new switch to the old wires and then pop the switch back in? I reckon it can be done and it would take just a few minutes.

This hugely helped me thank you

Thanks for this! £26 for the part and half hour to fit, good as new :)

Thanks to this video. Very useful video.

Good demo video apart from the fact that when the exterior panel was on the bench it was sliding all over the place and scratched the badge. Check 10 seconds in then again 8:29 and notice the scratch on the second 'L' in Vauxhall. Apart from that good video. So remember when placing the panel on the bench, put it on a towel or cloth so you don't scratch it.

The Meriva is the worst car I have ever owned, and this is the icing on the cake. WHY didn't they have a lock that could also be opened with a key? I'm not touching another Vauxhall

This is exactly what’s wrong with my boot, do you reckon I’d be able to do this myself ? After watching this I’m tempted to give it a go.. can you give me a list of tools I’ll need ! And did it all go back on easy?

Cheers for that saved me mad time

Thank you so much.

Great job!

I can't get mine to open from the outside or inside it's wedged stuck any help to get into it?

Only problem reassembling it back, the part with wauxhall logo is no longer tight and leaks water now when it rains... Did you had this problem?

Thank you sir!

garage wanted £60 P0UNDS PLUS PARTS DONE IN 1/2 HOUR EASY MANY THANKS

Is it possible to re close the tailgate after you have opened it by climbing inside to release the catch. Before you replace the faulty switch?

Hi mate what are the clips I need to order the ones you said you break when taking the but above the number plate off? Where can I get them?

Hi, do you know where I can buy the switch or have a part number?

Would this work with the A model ?

This is what’s wrong with mine I need my boot as I put my dads mobility scooter in what is the part called ?

Hello... How do I know if it is the button o the lock that is not working? Thanks!

Where is the fault in the loom? Can it be repaired or modified to work temporary?

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