2002 BMW X5 hatchback

Couple of solutions on cars with same prob ,


bad seals on the upper trunk lid around the license plate lights that caused a short when the lights turned on and triggered the latch

and

Have dealer check rear hatch wiring (archive)

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Posted by Kewl X5 on December 31, 2001 at 10:48:22:
In Reply to: My unlocking rear hatch sucks too! posted by Greg on December 28, 2001 at 14:06:07:


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I had the same thing that happened and the rear wire harness is rubbing against something which causes the insulation to rub off and short circuit the wire....If you keep the doors locked, the rear hatch will not pop open....There is a service bulletin about this....only affected certain x5s


Might help you to find fault .