Issues with C7 Trunk
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Orlando FL
Wow, can't believe the C7 didn't come with the auto shut. My 07 Z' didn't have it and it was a pain in the ***. That thing never closed. My '09 Z has it and it I love it.
Trust me, even though you think you are slamming it shut, 9 times out of 10 it won't close properly. My crystal ball tells me that the 2015 model is coming with the auto shut.....
Trust me, even though you think you are slamming it shut, 9 times out of 10 it won't close properly. My crystal ball tells me that the 2015 model is coming with the auto shut.....
Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Columbus Ohio
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: NE South Carolina
Here is the video I made today on how to shut the Deck Lid... In no way shape or form do you "SLAM" the deck lid..... Watch and if there is anything I can help with follow me on facebook and twitter and I will be more than happy to help! Take care, Mike
http://youtu.be/aabTwTDqUDE
http://youtu.be/aabTwTDqUDE
Found the reference to the "memory metal" used to open a vent - not the latch which some treads mentioned: "The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette will feature General Motors’ first production application of a shape-memory alloy (SMA)—a wire used to open and close the vent hatch that releases air from the car’s trunk area. The SMA wire, developed in-house by GM materials experts, replaces a motorized actuator and reduces component mass by approximately 1.1 lb (0.5 kg). GM vehicle engineers said use of the wire enables the trunk lid to close more easily than on the previous Corvette, where trapped air could make the lid harder to close."
Le Mans Master
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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Drifting
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: Weatherford TX
wonder what happens to the vent when you leave the hatch open for a extended time period? Writeup says that electric current is applied to the wire to open the vent hatch when lid is opened. When lid is closed the current shuts off. Guess current is shut off when timer activates as with lights. Just have to learn to use it the "new" way.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 1999
Posts: 117
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From: Littleton CO.
Closing the hatch with your palm is not a good idea. Even if you just drive the car around block, the car has dust on it. Closing the hatch with your palm is just grinding those dust particles into your paint. And GM did this to save 1.1lbs...WOW.
Racer
Joined: Feb 2013
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Same issue here. I thought it would be easier to close with the new technology they supposedly used with metal taking on different properties when electric current is applied. It's good with the windows open, but when they are closed, you really have to slam it, to close it.
Another bug to get worked out.
Another bug to get worked out.
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Safety Car
Joined: May 2008
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From: Chesapeake VA
You guys are ridiculous sometimes.... bitching because GM didn't put auto-shut on the hatch? It's a freaking trunk hatch... it's not hat hard as the video showed. As a long-time C5 owner where the vent wasn't that great it was simple to just close your door after closing the trunk.
As for the guy who said the windows should crack whenever the hatch is open... what if I'm coming up to my car in the rain? What if my car is wet and I want to put something in the back? You want the side windows to crack and let water in?
As for the guy who said the windows should crack whenever the hatch is open... what if I'm coming up to my car in the rain? What if my car is wet and I want to put something in the back? You want the side windows to crack and let water in?
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: Springfield MO
You guys are ridiculous sometimes.... bitching because GM didn't put auto-shut on the hatch? It's a freaking trunk hatch... it's not hat hard as the video showed. As a long-time C5 owner where the vent wasn't that great it was simple to just close your door after closing the trunk.
As for the guy who said the windows should crack whenever the hatch is open... what if I'm coming up to my car in the rain? What if my car is wet and I want to put something in the back? You want the side windows to crack and let water in?
As for the guy who said the windows should crack whenever the hatch is open... what if I'm coming up to my car in the rain? What if my car is wet and I want to put something in the back? You want the side windows to crack and let water in?
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Powell Ohio
It is a great thing that it is water tight, however, this is not how the car was engineered, and that is not what we are paying for, a band-aid solution to the real problem. I would think GM would want to fix whatever the issue is.
Racer
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 278
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From: NY
Same issue here. I thought it would be easier to close with the new technology they supposedly used with metal taking on different properties when electric current is applied. It's good with the windows open, but when they are closed, you really have to slam it, to close it.
Another bug to get worked out.
Another bug to get worked out.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 443
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From: Columbus Ohio
I personally don't think anything is wrong with the trunk. you just have to shut it with force or push down on it if it you didnt shut it hard enough...??? Are we going to start complaining that something is wrong with the door if we don't slam it hard enough and it doesnt shut all the way? Different cars require different force to close doors/trunks etc. Come on guys.
Intermediate
Joined: Oct 2013
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From: Louisville Ky
You better get a new crystal ball. It won't have it. It's by design.
http://youtu.be/aabTwTDqUDE
http://youtu.be/aabTwTDqUDE
Wow, can't believe the C7 didn't come with the auto shut. My 07 Z' didn't have it and it was a pain in the ***. That thing never closed. My '09 Z has it and it I love it.
Trust me, even though you think you are slamming it shut, 9 times out of 10 it won't close properly. My crystal ball tells me that the 2015 model is coming with the auto shut.....
Trust me, even though you think you are slamming it shut, 9 times out of 10 it won't close properly. My crystal ball tells me that the 2015 model is coming with the auto shut.....
Intermediate
Joined: Oct 2013
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From: Louisville Ky
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Paoli, IN
St. Jude Donor '17, '19
These are the kinds of things that makes buying a first year model risky. A 65k car that has problems shutting the trunk. Or we have to open our door or crack the windows....come on.
I have never had a motorized trunk. For those who have had them, are they usually quality motors?
I have never had a motorized trunk. For those who have had them, are they usually quality motors?
Team Owner
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From: Calgary, AB. There's a reason why white was the only color offered on every year Corvette. Proud Canadian German Jamaican!
St. Jude Donor '09, '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
People amazed that the C7 doesn't have auto shut 
......be thankful, it's just another mechanical piece that is totally unnecessary that can go wrong. If you can't close a trunk or hatch then maybe you should be driving a motorcycle or truck with a welded shut gate.
......be thankful, it's just another mechanical piece that is totally unnecessary that can go wrong. If you can't close a trunk or hatch then maybe you should be driving a motorcycle or truck with a welded shut gate.
Burning Brakes
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From: Nowhere HI
Le Mans Master
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From: Ventura CA
Had it on my 08 and 11....never once a problem. What is unnecessary, is slamming the truck multiple times to get it to latch.
Team Owner
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From: Calgary, AB. There's a reason why white was the only color offered on every year Corvette. Proud Canadian German Jamaican!
St. Jude Donor '09, '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17