Rear Hatch Jammed

[Bohknows17]

Hi all, did some looking and couldn't find anything at all on this. Last week on my way back from some camping and hiking I realized that the top hatch piece looked like it was open. I tried to pop it using the key fob and button above the rear handle, but nothing happened. I couldn't push it back in or open it with my hands, so I've just been ignoring it up until now.

I admit I know very little about the opening mechanism of the top hatch, I rarely use it. As far as I can figure out though on the drivers side there's an arm that pushes it open. To me this seems to be the problem, it looks like this arm is jammed. I can see why this wouldn't allow it to close but don't know why this would effect it being able to open though.

I wasn't rear ended and didn't back into anything, but I suspect driving on 15-20 miles of dirt roads probably caused whatever is wrong here.

Any help, knowledge or suggestions on this is appreciated, thanks.

 

[TechGuru]

Too much tension on it for the latch to release I suppose. I would gently apply pressure to the middle while pressing the blue button on the remote several times to get it to release.

 

[lincolnshibuya]

is your rear windshield wipers loose or you can wiggle it up and down? if yes then the bracket for the lock rod is rusted inside the hatch. I got the same issue, it will eventually get lose and fall off and the rear glass will be open all the time.
also does it has the famous "butt crack"?

 

[Bohknows17]

Thanks guys, opened up right away by doing that TechGuru. The arm had popped off of the connector to the hatch.