Renault Megane boot won't lock

It could be very simple. The alignment of the bottom latch where the lid grips the lock. If the base latch can rotate slightly, then the lock in the lid will not grip. This can be fixed by rotating the latch back in position. The reason for this hunch is that it happened to my Saab

Does it lock with a key? The one on my 406 is independently lockable as well as working with the remote. If it does lock like that then it probably won't be lock/latch alignment, more likely a faulty actuator. The one in my old BX got sticky, IIRC taking the actuator out of the tailgate and greasing it helped.

it could be that the electronic lockin mechinism is not working if it locks with the key it is at fault if not its proberly the lock itsself a bit of wd40 wouldent do no harm

And again in English please.

Take it you mean 'with punctuation'; ignore malc, he's a regular douche.

So why reply to me? I also meant with spelling as well. Still someone who uses a playstation to interact with usenet can't be that old.

No, it doesn't lock with a key, it's just supposed to lock with the remote central locking. We checked the rear fogs and number plate light to see if it's an electrical fault, they didn't work, changed the fuse, the lights now work, but the boot still doesn't (and we've since discovered, neither does the rear wiper). Just wish we'd noticed before we took the car off the lot, heh.

Thanks all for the help, Naomi

Could be boot lock motor ?

Worth getting a multimeter in there first to check its getting power if it is then its most likely the boot motor. Usually cheap to replace and simple after removing a few bits of trim.

Best in future to check every single thing when buying a car especially something like everything locking and unlocking, flip the switching, move the windows up and down check as manuy things as humanly possible :) ... sellers hate me.

Wiper too? Could be a fault with the wiring as it passes through the hinge part of the tail gate. As James said, you probably need to check it with a multimeter and see if voltage is reaching the parts that it's supposed to reach, and also that there is a decent earth connection.

There's a little motor device that clicks round when you click your immobiliser, which sounds like its gone.

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I bought a Renault megan 16 valve 2000 model. It seems that the boot does not lock. It has a remote. I need advice can one fit a manual lock with a key

Check if the lock is in the boot lid. If it is, check the wires in the rubber tube between the body and boot lid. There are often three for remote locks. Open, lock, earth. If it won't lock OR open, one of the first two have usually broken. If it does neither, it is usually the earth. Don't just join it. Add a new section of wire.

I've often wondered why they don't put the boot lock on the body, it would be less prone to this type of failure.

the reason would probably be that is more likely to get stuff dropped in it. when mounted in the boot gravity will keep out most stuff.