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Old Feb 28, 2021 | 01:18 PM
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Went out to my car today and noticed the hatch was open. I never really use it and i didnt hold the remote button down. What could have caused this?
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Old Feb 28, 2021 | 01:27 PM
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Old Feb 28, 2021 | 01:31 PM
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Ive had the fob in my pocket and somehow while working on my motorcycle managed to pop the trunk. See if it keeps happening before worrying about it.
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Old Feb 28, 2021 | 01:33 PM
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You might have hit the release button with your knee when getting in or out of car, Button lower left of steering wheel on lower panel.


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I find mine open frequently.. Either I hit the dash button with my knee exiting the car, or the fob button get squeezed while the fob is in my pocket working in the garage.

Don't sweat it.

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Old Feb 28, 2021 | 04:10 PM
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I had to adjust my seat to fix this issue. Lowered the seat in the front and it cleared the problem.
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Old Feb 28, 2021 | 04:19 PM
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When I first got my car I found the hatch open several times. After being more careful getting out it doesn't happen any more. But I set off the alarm yesterday while bending over in my house.
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Old Feb 28, 2021 | 04:23 PM
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I have hit the release button on the dash w/o realizing it when I exit my Corvette. I have also triggered it while the remote is in my pocket.
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Originally Posted by Borntorun04/17
You might have hit the release button with your knee when getting in or out of car, Button lower left of steering wheel on lower panel.
I have done that a number of time with my long legs. Now, I am more careful of it when I get out.
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Hit the button with your knee getting out and didn’t realize it. Or hit the fob button in your pocket. Now that your aware about hitting it with your knee you’ll see how easy it can happen
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I can see hitting the button on the way out but how can you arm the car with an open hatch?
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I've popped the hatch with the key fob in my pants pocket by inadvertently hitting the open button on the fob.
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Yeah, all the purely accidental self-openings... but, that said, I do seem to recall a thread here with a legit problem of the hatch not staying latched. If you still think you might have such a problem you may wish to do an "Advanced Search" across the C7 Forums and see if it or similar shows up. All the best.
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Originally Posted by Maxpowers
Ive had the fob in my pocket and somehow while working on my motorcycle managed to pop the trunk. See if it keeps happening before worrying about it.
I've popped the trunk or set off the alarm multiple times with the fob in my pocket.
My fix was to get a thin fob jacket and put a thin-but-stiff piece of plastic inside to protect the buttons.

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