Its still the hatch wiring, depends on how far they went, a casual peel back of the flexible is not sufficient to establish if they're OK or not, sounds like the wire makes contact sometimes and others not.

Nadia122 said:

... they repaired the microswitch in the boot handle...

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If it is similar to the Panda one, that statement is impossible. The Panda switch is in a tiny plastic housing, welded together. They might have sprayed contact cleaner inside, but that's about all they can do.

As said above, all these things together point to the wiring.

The sort of things you're describing all point to the hatch wiring. We had to take the rubber gaitor right off (both ends where it's connected) and only then could you see the spaghetti junction of wires hidden inside. Might be worth clarifying how much they pulled back.

I had some of the problems you've described, plus sporadic central locking fuse blowing when the wires made contact.

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The sort of things you're describing all point to the hatch wiring. We had to take the rubber gaitor right off (both ends where it's connected) and only then could you see the spaghetti junction of wires hidden inside. Might be worth clarifying how much they pulled back.

I had some of the problems you've described, plus sporadic central locking fuse blowing when the wires made contact.

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Thanks everyone for replying.
My dad watched the man remove the gaitor away from the boot lid a little and pull the wires out a little, sprayed inside checked for breakages and put the wires and the gaitor back into the boot lid. He concentrated more on the microswitch.
We've just checked the car and so far all appears fine but as indicated the fault may reoccur. I hope not! I will return to the garage again if it does.
Thanks again and I'll keep you all posted.

If you do have the problem again, I do tailgate wiring flexy replacements for £120 fitted and also have a fix for the tailgate handle fault

burrowsdeano said:

If you do have the problem again, I do tailgate wiring flexy replacements for £120 fitted and also have a fix for the tailgate handle fault

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Thanks for that. Just as a matter of interest, I daresay that price wouldn't be from a Fiat dealer?

Nadia122 said:

Thanks for that. Just as a matter of interest, I daresay that price wouldn't be from a Fiat dealer?

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Not even close. You'd need to be sitting down with a stiff drink before you even think of asking.

No I make the repair looms myself, I've fitted lots of genuine ones and the only bit that needs replacing is the flexy.

Thanks for that. I guess I may be on a long road ahead , as the problem persists and then corrects itself, etc

I have an update, which isn't good news for me. After a period of evening driving and turning on the lights the warning light comes up on the dash and the message, check your no plate lights/ no plate lights not working ( words to that effect).
I had to ask my father to take the car back in for the garage to revisit the problem. He did it today and whilst driving there (around 4 pm) he switched the lights on and the problem was present. He got to the garage and after waiting an hour the mechanic had a look.
Would you believe it? the problem would not present itself. The mechanic kept on prodding and checking and nothing happened. The lights were perfect. Even after 90 odd minutes of driving around, the lights are working perfectly.
I don't know what else to do. I don't want to pre empt things but I'm sure the problem will persist, intermittently. Sadly!

Trust me you need to get the hatch wiring fixed properly no quick fixes, if you're keeping the car for ANY length of time otherwise your problems will only get worse and you'll waste even more time going backwards and forwards.

Yes you are right. It's very inconvenient for me , having to do without my car and I rely on my father a lot. He has wasted a lot of time and effort taking the car back and forth. Obviously I don't want to spend more than necessary. I'm going to have to find someone / garage local to me in South London and go from there. It couldn't be a fuse could it? What was really gauling was that the problem didn't present itself yesterday( in the mechanic's presence) and my father was made to look like a fool.

Nadia122 said:

Yes you are right. It's very inconvenient for me , having to do without my car and I rely on my father a lot. He has wasted a lot of time and effort taking the car back and forth. Obviously I don't want to spend more than necessary. I'm going to have to find someone / garage local to me in South London and go from there. It couldn't be a fuse could it? What was really gauling was that the problem didn't present itself yesterday( in the mechanic's presence) and my father was made to look like a fool.

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NO!

Your symptoms are the same as many others have experienced. It will be the hatch wiring. This cannot be escaped from.

Thanks. I will have to get it looked at locally. I will make an enquiry with the local fiat dealership and get a quote for the wiring and go from there. Obviously I won't just get one quote.

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No I make the repair looms myself, I've fitted lots of genuine ones and the only bit that needs replacing is the flexy.

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Re your 2 replies, I daresay you are miles away from me.You've indicated £120 fitted! If you are far from me, how much would it cost just for supply and are you in a position to guarantee that it would work once fitted?
Thanks.

Sorry commenting on this as for some reason I can't start a new post.

Did you get this problem sorted? Driving to work this morning the red 'door open' symbol appeared so I stopped, open door and closed. Drove off and it kept flashing on and off but the warning said it was actually the boot open. I never use my boot as don't want the wires to fray so it wouldn't have been open.

Anybody any ideas?