'97 BLAZER Rear Hatch problem

[backfire56]

Thanks for the great info on this repair for rear window that won't open. Had the same problem with the rear window latch and actuator, with the broken arm. Arm piece is not available for sale, need to replace the whole actuator. At todays rate at my local chevy dealer $110.00 hr labor, actuator motor $130.00. Total cost would probably have been 1.5 hrs labor plus parts and shop rags, plus disposal of bad parts= labor $165.00 parts $130.00 +misc $25.00= $320.00. I repaired with 2 small zip ties and 1 hr labor. GM has no bulletin or recall for this part.
This was for a 2003 xtreme 42,000 miles.

[ZL1power69]

Originally Posted by backfire56

Thanks for the great info on this repair for rear window that won't open. Had the same problem with the rear window latch and actuator, with the broken arm. Arm piece is not available for sale, need to replace the whole actuator. At todays rate at my local chevy dealer $110.00 hr labor, actuator motor $130.00. Total cost would probably have been 1.5 hrs labor plus parts and shop rags, plus disposal of bad parts= labor $165.00 parts $130.00 +misc $25.00= $320.00. I repaired with 2 small zip ties and 1 hr labor. GM has no bulletin or recall for this part.
This was for a 2003 xtreme 42,000 miles.

welcome to af. glad you were able to fix the problem but this thread is over 3 years old. please refrain from posting in old threads .