The rear liftgate will not open?

Tiny
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  • 2006 LEXUS RX 350
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The power liftgate door is not open with the remote and it is not opening with the button in the car too but it does open manually, when it opens manually, and the lock button is pressed at the liftgate it won't close. What could be the cause?
Sunday, November 26th, 2023 AT 8:46 PM

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Tiny
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We need to check the six fuses that run the system , you have three inside the interior fuse panel and three in the fuse panel under the hood, here are the fuses that run the system in the images below and I have included the wiring diagrams so you can see how the system works.

This guide can help you check the fuses:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Also, I would swap out the batteries in the remote to see if that fixes it. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Monday, November 27th, 2023 AT 11:58 AM
Tiny
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Good morning sir, all the fuse are in good condition.
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Monday, November 27th, 2023 AT 9:19 PM
Tiny
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When you say it opens manually, does this mean you must lift it up or the motor lifts it when you use the key manually? If you need to help or lift the lift gate yourself chances are the lift motor module has gone out, but to be sure we should do a CAN scan to see if any of the body codes come up. You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Here is how to change the unit out. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 AT 9:30 AM

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