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Originally Posted by Cevans6318
I have a 2000 Kia sportage and today I went to open the rear hatch, or rear door whatever you call it, and when I went to pop open the spare tire, I pulled on the latch and it wouldnt open. There is that small piece that you pull and the spare tire will pop away from the door, well it wont open. I see that when you pull the latch piece, it pulls on a cable that pulls on something at the bottom, but I am not sure if that piece is the problem or maybe the cabel is the problem. Can anyone help here?
I have no idea on how to open this thing.
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The cable pulls an arm that sometimes jumps over the latch that releases the spare tire carrier.
You can get in there with a large screwdriver and push on the lever that release the spare tire carrier.
I have relaced the cable several times for breakage also.