SoIllSam

I bought this nice 2006 about two months ago and I am really enjoying it. I have a question about the rear hatch. There is a button just above the license plate. Should I be able to activate the power opening by just pushing the button? All other features of the rear hatch seem to work properly. I can use the hatch open function by pushing PWR DOOR on my fob and by using the button up front at the lower left of the steering wheel.

I know the switch is working somewhat, because when I push the rear button I can hear the hatch unlock. I would like to enable this feature, but first I need to know if it really is a feature. Is it included with this model?. I can manually open the hatch by pushing the button and lifting the hatch.

Thanks all.

iMSQ

No ...............

edlexus1

But I don't think it goes up with power, just manual lift by you. Maybe your car is suffering from the dreaded melted switch cover. If the rubber is all goopy then maybe the switch is not working just right.

Here's a vid that shows how to replace the rubber boot. If melted it is a pain in **** to separate the goopy melted rubber from the switch. Take your time.

cover here:

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DennisMik

On the RX350, this is a feature that you can have the dealer program. By default, the hatch is non powered from the license plate switch. Personally, I prefer the non power because I can open and close the hatch much faster than the power mode does.

Margate330

My rear hatch doesn't "auto open" by itself either when pressing the rear button but wife swears it did when we first got the car.

I never changed anything in Techstream but have had the battery unhooked so I will do the reset procedure on all the windows again and see if it comes back.
Thought I saw a member say auto open feature can be enabled in Techstream but I haven't tried so can't confirm.

SoIllSam

The guy I bought the car from seem to indicate that it did work when he sold me the car. But I'm a little bit confused about it all.

Felix

Our rx hatch doesn't open by itself w/ the button on the hatch. At times I just want to manually open it......

edlexus1

there's one near the license plate and one on the bottom edge of the door. one on the bottom edge should raise the door with a motor. the one near the license plate is manual...i'm pretty sure.

SoIllSam

Looks like I'm out of luck.

Thanks anyway.

edlexus1

it enables and disables the lift gate when you leave the car with a valet.

SoIllSam

Yes, I know that one, but it doesn't make any difference in my quest.

tomr51

after pressing the button, it is manual lift. it is a good feature to allow access to open the rear door halfway when parked under a low roof .

HobieMarty

So, I have a 2009 RX350 and the rear hatch switch isn't working properly. The hatch will open automatically when you push the button on the dash but if you try to open it with the rear switch it doesn't seem to do anything. Is this a common issue with the 2nd gen RX? I would assume I would just replace the switch and without actually looking at it yet, I would also assume that the interior panel on the hatch would need to be removed in order to gain access to the switch? Also, I am wondering why Lexus didn't have a key hole so the hatch could be opened even if you had a dead battery, found out the hard way. Lol.

edlexus1

Lots of us have been through dealing with this. Maybe you need a new switch, maybe just clean the old one and get a new boot:

iMSQ

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The hatch will automatically open from the button on the dash or from key.