Technical Fiat Grande Punto Evo 1.2 8v 2011 - Showing boot open on the dashboard when it's closed

[Hopet]

I changed the lock and connector with a few centimeters of wires that go into the lock as there was water corrosion on the jack/connector, and the dashboard still shows that the boot is open when it's closed, also boot light goes on when you open and of when you close the boot!
I did all like in this video remove the spaces https : // www . youtube . com / watch?v=2Ia6aflOV9s

The boot opens and closes normally with the key or dashboard button and all doors lock and open fine.
I checked all the fuses under the string wheel and they all look ok!
A local mechanic plugged it onto a computer to see if it was an error that could be removed and it couldn't, and said that this is not a removable error and that needs to go to a car electrician!

Before I take the car to the car electrician, I would like to see if the problem is solvable by me, and if not just to know what is it exactly so that I don't get a huge bill from him like he had to change ten things instead of one or two!

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[AnthonyH]

You could do the job again, it appears you made a mistake.

Personally i'd ignore it because its not an MOT fail, and its just an annoying dashboard LED.

The last thing i'd do is spend £150+ on an auto-electrician.

 

[Marijn]

I changed the lock and connector with a few centimeters of wires that go into the lock as there was water corrosion on the jack/connector, and the dashboard still shows that the boot is open when it's closed, also boot light goes on when you open and of when you close the boot!
I did all like in this video remove the spaces https : // www . youtube . com / watch?v=2Ia6aflOV9s

The boot opens and closes normally with the key or dashboard button and all doors lock and open fine.
I checked all the fuses under the string wheel and they all look ok!
A local mechanic plugged it onto a computer to see if it was an error that could be removed and it couldn't, and said that this is not a removable error and that needs to go to a car electrician!

Before I take the car to the car electrician, I would like to see if the problem is solvable by me, and if not just to know what is it exactly so that I don't get a huge bill from him like he had to change ten things instead of one or two!

Any help would be appreciated!

How have you fixed it because I have the same problem

 

[GrandePunto PL]

https://aftersales.fiat.com/elearns...nto Elettrico&validityName=1.2 8v&isExaminer=

 

[varesecrazy]

How have you fixed it because I have the same problem

Common question..

It's often the tailgate lock mechanism

My Grande did it.. But only on warm days (not often enough in UK to prove a problem)

 

[Hopet]

How have you fixed it because I have the same problem

I haven't, but I noticed that the diode on the dashboard goes off on cold days. I guess that there is a loose contact somewhere down the installation cables, and on cold days, it shrinks a bit, and the light goes off! It's a hassle for me now to disassemble everything to find it!