Issues with C7 Trunk
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From: Slower than a speeding bullet................ Fort Lauderdale, FL
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If your coming from a C-6! You should know to have the door or window open before closing the hatch. If is like the C-6, slamming
the hatch is not good! If you watch the hatch hinges bulge due to the pressure. vent system? thats funny!
the hatch is not good! If you watch the hatch hinges bulge due to the pressure. vent system? thats funny!
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Wrong....my auto pull down works fine even if the doors are closed and windows up.
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Does not shut fully on first try or easily
Add me to the list. Inside air pressure makes closing hatch completely, on first try very difficult...with windows fully up.
Surprising for a brand new highly touted vehicle to have such an issue?
Anyway, work around is a real nice firm close...cannot baby the close downward or it will not catch and fully lock flush.
Bigger fish to fry i guess....
Surprising for a brand new highly touted vehicle to have such an issue?
Anyway, work around is a real nice firm close...cannot baby the close downward or it will not catch and fully lock flush.
Bigger fish to fry i guess....
Last edited by faninc; Apr 20, 2014 at 10:27 PM. Reason: spelling
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they saved $15 per car, by going with the cheaper latch. every car has that "problem" because of it. its not a real problem, just push down easily on the middle of the hatch when down, with 2 hands, about 1 1/2 feet apart. its different from how all other latches work, but its not the end of life as we know it. this should turn out to be the biggest problem any car faces. it has nothing to do with air build up or needing to slam it. less is better--we will just have to wait to see if ultimately this latch fails, resulting in the hatch flipping up while driving at 65 mph. personally, i would guess that it will, but time will tell. dont forget, "its a good car for the money"--that much we know.
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From: Wichita Kansas
I open the driver's door and then just drop the trunk hatch just like I did on my old C 5 coupe !!!! I do know it only takes about 1/3--1/2 the force that the C 5 took to finally give the right pressure to close it !!! Wayne
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this has been written several times and also mentioned by the presentations at the museum last year.
The new car gaskets are stiff, give it time and it gets much better
very true - at 5000 miles and using the trunk every day, I can pull down with inner handle with a normal pull and it closes every time, windows shut
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The new car gaskets are stiff, give it time and it gets much better
very true - at 5000 miles and using the trunk every day, I can pull down with inner handle with a normal pull and it closes every time, windows shut
#NEWCARPROBLEMS