# 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport - Rear hatch trouble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-rear-hatch-trouble/185185>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-rear-hatch-trouble/185185 "2022-07-11T15:15:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-rear-hatch-trouble/185185/1 "2022-07-11T15:15:38Z")

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rear hatch door won’t open

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**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-rear-hatch-trouble/185185/2 "2022-07-11T17:40:51Z")

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At the bottom of the hatch on the inside of the Santa Fe there should be a little panel you can remove, with a lever to manually unlatch the hatch. Owner’s manual usually has more detailed instructions.