Rear hatch repair on 2008-2012 Ford Escape

[@pennyclayton1877]

I just got my '09 Escape back from the dealership. They quoted me $400 to do this. I ordered my part on Amazon for $22. Thank you for this video. When my part gets in I will be able to fix it myself and keep $378 in my pocket. Thanks dude!

[@danielfreemanreels4053]

Same here... ford rips you off, my dealership said it would 600$ for the same issue on my 2010 ford escape xlt

[@FredMiller]

I'm glad I am not the only one who uses a head-lamp while working in the shop. Thanks for sharing and nice repair...

[@lostintime8651]

I have a rechargeable one with Bluetooth earbuds.

[@davidpalmer6937]

Lol

[@jeremyswood]

Worked like a charm! Thanks. I got the part from Amazon for $25 and was done in no time. I really appreciate the video.

[@optimogrape619]

I am totally going to try this to fix my tail gate. Thanks for the video!

[@richardh1072]

It’s always so much easier to see someone do the job first before I do mine! Thanks buddy!

[@AustinCoulson]

No problem 👍

[@jorgesalcedo5554]

Thanks Austin, that was fun! I like that you had not done that before and you were figuring out as you went. Now I'll go a try to do it in my Escape!

[@justinmurray7039]

Awesome video, Super easy fix that literally anyone could do. Took me 10 minutes.

[@JohnBrinkPhoto]

Good work. The bane of working on modern cars is the plastic parts and plastic clips. I also keep a small, medium, and large carpenters style flat bar for reaching in and prying.

[@AustinCoulson]

I'm with you. Can't understand who decided we needed to hide fasteners. What's wrong with the look of a screw or bolt head?

[@davegillett4036]

Nice work. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@bobareebop]

Excellent video. I'm doing mine soon as the part arrives. Hope it's this simple! I think I'll need a longer pry-bar. On my 2010 the door latch is down lower on the door. The glass latch is up to the right of the license plate.

[@AustinCoulson]

Just be patient with the pry-bar and remember that plastic is 10 years old, so it is prone to cracking.

[@coleenritenburgh3641]

I worked in plastics for automotive for over 20 years. The pry marks can be fixed with a little bit of heat. Not too much heat. We used heat guns or torches. If it’s not too light you could try a hair dryer. Don’t get really close.

[@AustinCoulson]

Great tip

[@libertyauto]

Just to be ornery, I did my repair while watching the video first time. 😉 Thanks for the videos.

[@AustinCoulson]

Rule breaker

[@lostintime8651]

You rebel!!

[@NormandBelanger-n2e]

It is abosulutely awesome. I was really stuck with the back door not working. With this video and the excellent explanations done it was easy to open my back boor. TYhanks again. it was usefull

[@AustinCoulson]

Happy to hear it helped!

[@Whalen444]

Thank you! Saved me time and money.

[@bevb1960]

Can’t wait till my part gets here, I’m so excited, I was thinking about getting rid of the car because I took it to where I bought it and they said they fixed it but they didn’t, took it to ford dealership and they blamed me because there was a small dent on the hatch,didn’t matter to them that it was stuck before the dents but they both got their money for nothing and I got screwed.

[@lamarbattles4247]

I have replaced latch as instructed and plugged all in its place. Window pops open but new latch doesn't pop open as it should? Where else do I need to trace the issue? Thanks for the video! it helps a lot. detailed thoroughly!

[@mickjager5974]

Funny how many of the Escapes in these latch repair videos, like mine, also have non-working glass struts!

[@jimmorton2585]

I have the exact same problems exact same car you and the big help thank you

[@Neocorey11]

Saved me ~$400 thanks

[@JoeB-pv8su]

Another great video!

[@dararodriguez5377]

excellent video very clear thank you.

[@ravenbonanza1522]

2:21 That Escape needs a new rear hatch strut lifter as well. Anyway, this video is informative & well presented.

[@AustinCoulson]

It does. Just like 90% of hatches and hoods I see out there. I don't understand why it's so hard to convince people to replace those

[@StraightLineCycles]

Done the same thing for this guys Toyota sequoia. Nice

[@swashington2825]

Excellent video, do you have a video for a 2014 Escape Titanium and the parts for it?

[@AustinCoulson]

No, sorry

[@Amdeeq]

Nice work

[@jjonesy9953]

Thanks to you I just replaced mine in about 15 minutes. 👍 Now it works like new, except that now my dash says lift gate latch open when it's not.. any suggestions?

[@AustinCoulson]

I think there is a second plug for the sensor that verifies the door is closed. That may be unplugged or loose

[@dougsnow7155]

I hope you replaced the window pistons

[@AustinCoulson]

I removed them completely to make a guillotine!

[@Stetson17]

Great video. I just pushed that top piece in. and opened the door and took the screws out. I’m curious; what was the part number and where did your friend buy that assembly?

[@AustinCoulson]

amzn.to/2W7E4tW

[@fhelfr9513]

Algunas traen un boton como de goma mas abajo para abrirla, no ahí donde la tiene esa del video, alguien me explica porque?

[@gleimyherrera6565]

I changed mine the same exact way but still won't open. Do you have an idea why? Please thank you.

[@AustinCoulson]

could be an electrical signal issue

[@dandline3535]

How I can find this part name on Amazon ?

[@cornwes9877]

I’m Having an issue getting those 3 t27 out I have the right tool and they just won’t loosen. Any advice?

[@AustinCoulson]

You can try tapping the head of the bolt with a hammer, as that sometimes breaks the bond free, but be aware if you hit too hard you can damage the torx head and make it difficult to get the torx driver back in it. If that doesn't work, you can use an impact driver, but you will want to be careful with it. They sell them at harbor freight or on amazon and you'll need an adapter to put the T27 bit onto it.

[@JoelRodriguez-gu1os]

What is call part for?????

[@fivenightsatfreddysplush9744]

I done that but my latch still wouldn't open

[@catherineairtec6898]

Good Afternoon Austin, We have changed my rear hatch as per your video (Thank You). We are having a issue where our interior lights stay on, and door ajar stays light up. Is there a reset of something we need to do as well?

[@AustinCoulson]

I have not come across this issue myself, but my guess is that the new latch needs to be adjusted slightly away from the metal loop it latches too. There is a small amount of adjustment available and the latch, you simply loosen the bolts on it and hold it in place slightly farther away and retighten. Whenever I am reinstalling hinges or latches that have any adjustability to them I look for marks on the paint indicating where the last component was installed and start off by matching that. Please let me know if that solves the problem

[@stevefleenor2878]

Ford wanted $350 to do the job. Auto zone wanted $120 for part. Like you said Amazon wanted $25 for part. I saved $325 and 30 minutes to do the job. Thanks

[@AustinCoulson]

That's what I love to hear!

[@hjandassociates]

TNX. Should be ok with mine. Sowwy, no emoji insertion ability on KZbin.

[@1DavidMarshall]

Lemon squeezy

[@cesaro.gironmendoza5973]

That is not the real problem

[@wg7857]

Bro all you did was replace the part.

[@AustinCoulson]

correct. replacing the broken component is how you fix vehicles

[@wg7857]

@@AustinCoulson Wow! That's some serious lesson that you're giving today! According to you illogical logic.. then eveytime my car battery dies and instead of jumping it I replace it? And if I dented the bumper instead of reversing the dent I replace bumper? Let me guess.. next time I get water in my gas tank then you want me to replace the gas tank or go replace the gas station. Thanks for inspiring me! Also I like to teach you from what I learned from you.. next time your get a headache don't you go take headache medicine.. immediately replace your head!

[@AustinCoulson]

@@wg7857 out of curiosity, what do you do for a living?

[@wg7857]

@@AustinCoulson I fix people!

[@AustinCoulson]

@@wg7857 what does that mean?