Hello, The wife's 1998 v70 tailgate has become difficult to close. Prior to this problem, the tailgate would latch/lock with minimal effort. Now, we have to slam it hard in order for it to stay latched shut (i.e., if I push down, it will latch but with some play...if I grab the tailgate handle and slam it, then about 1 out of every 4 attempts, it will catch and stay shut with no play).
There is not anything debris that I can tell to be interfering. The inside door trim is loose, so I ordered a repair kit, but that does not appear to be affecting the ability to close shut.
I've attempted to google the issue and have seen some issues that are close (recommendations being to blow air and relube), but have not yet found anything specifically describing the issue...the other posts seem to involve the latch not releasing or the handle mechanism not working, all of which work in my case).
Anyone else experience this issue?
TIA. Dave