May be a BCM glitch or the rear trunk latch there is a recall from gm about the rear hatch latch
YES A Rendezvous does has a shock and a strut on the rear.
Yes it does. It is an electric servo, not manuel. You open the door by squeezing a switch just under the handle, or by pressing the "rear hatch" button on your remote.
rear wiper and washer
To manually open the rear hatch of a 2002 beetle can be hard depending on weather the hatch is closed or open. If needing to manually open a hatch you will have to take the plastic cover from the inside of the hatch then push the latch open.
I have one key for my 2002 gti, I can not lock the lid. The key wiil not enter the lock. The doors will lock and the rear lid will alarm when opened. Something is in order.
Open rear hatch and remove 2 screws that hold tailight on and pull out
If its like my 2003 Expy, the relay for the rear wiper motor also controls the rear hatch lock
You open the back hatch door and pull the panel away from the latch and push down on the lever to the lock the lock will then pop open and you can shut the hatch
By taking your key and sticking it into the lock near the hatch an turning.
Isn't there a key lock that releases it?
Key backup?
The rear hatch is unlocked with the same switches as the other doors. It is then only opened with the outside handle.