Freaky hatch experience
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Burning Brakes
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From: Rowlett Texas
Freaky hatch experience
I stopped for gas a little while ago and when I was filling I noticed the hatch was ajar, so I closed it. A few seconds later it pops open again. So I close it and it happens again, a then 1 more time.
So I left it open until I finished filling, closed up the filler door, closed it 1 more time got in, closed the door and started the car. It stayed close until I got to Home Depot then when I got out of the car it popped open again. I closed it and walked briskly away from the car and when I came out it was still closed and did not pop open again.
Anyone else ever have this kind of fun?
So I left it open until I finished filling, closed up the filler door, closed it 1 more time got in, closed the door and started the car. It stayed close until I got to Home Depot then when I got out of the car it popped open again. I closed it and walked briskly away from the car and when I came out it was still closed and did not pop open again.
Anyone else ever have this kind of fun?
Pro
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From: Destrehan La
That's weird.
Is it possible that the switch (above the license plate) has dirt lodged in it? Talon90 wrote a DIY to take it apart and clean it.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-pictures.html
Is it possible that the switch (above the license plate) has dirt lodged in it? Talon90 wrote a DIY to take it apart and clean it.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-pictures.html
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Rowlett Texas
Pro
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From: Fort Walton Beach FL
That's weird.
Is it possible that the switch (above the license plate) has dirt lodged in it? Talon90 wrote a DIY to take it apart and clean it.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-pictures.html
Is it possible that the switch (above the license plate) has dirt lodged in it? Talon90 wrote a DIY to take it apart and clean it.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-pictures.html
This was my problem. If you are sure that you didn't hit the fob, then def check the button above the license plate.
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From: Athens GA
Yah, I had a similar experience. Putting on my pants at home with the FOB in the pocket. All of a sudden the horn in my vette starts beeping in the garage. My dogs start barking, my wife says "wtf" and I finally figure out I pressed the alarm button putting on my pants. Guess I won't leave the FOB in my pants again. 
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The other, less likely possibility is that the hatch button is stuck. If that's the case, the hatch will pop whenever you walk within close range of the car.
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I carry a lot of stuff in my pocket, something would set off the panic alarm on our 2006 about once a week.
Now we have a 2009 with the "improved" fob that weighs twice as much and sets of the alarm about once a day.
I reduced the weight by removing the key and hiding it outside the car (no, I won't tell you where!) but the danged alarm problem still remains.
I am not a happy camper, looking for a way to make the buttons harder to press without totally disabling them.
Now we have a 2009 with the "improved" fob that weighs twice as much and sets of the alarm about once a day.
I reduced the weight by removing the key and hiding it outside the car (no, I won't tell you where!) but the danged alarm problem still remains.
I am not a happy camper, looking for a way to make the buttons harder to press without totally disabling them.
