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It was mostly user error or inadvertent key presses anyway. They did change the behavior of the FOB and warning to help. But it wasn't ever an issue with the car.
Last edited by Spamburger_Hamburger; Oct 24, 2020 at 05:12 PM.
^^^ Only on the Forum where we can make "mountains out of mole hills!" Yep good GM added the max 26 mph IF the Frunk is open. Also the more difficult FOB button long hold 2nd push sequence that reduces the chance of a "Cell phone type pocket call activation" from something in your pocket with the FOB.
But is was not the Chicken Little hysteria some made it out to be!
^^^ Only on the Forum where we can make "mountains out of mole hills!" Yep good GM added the max 26 mph IF the Frunk is open. Also the more difficult FOB button long hold 2nd push sequence that reduces the chance of a "Cell phone type pocket call activation" from something in your pocket with the FOB.
But is was not the Chicken Little hysteria some made it out to be!
Exactly, the resident expert know it alls had this pegged as some catastrophic engineering screw up for which there was no solution. The OP is correct, haven't heard a word from the trolls about this one in a while.
Well, I sure had fun making up my 2 different solutions........ cable leash and formed sheet bracket style while waiting for our car to be built. Never installed anything...... made the time go by faster .... LOL !
I guarantee what people were doing (a few of these) is pushing the Frunk down one click and not the second click fully closed then just hit the dismiss on the steering wheel not reading the message.
When I picked up my C8 on Wednesday my rep explained the change to the fob functionality. Long story, short there were a few cases where people left the fob in their and accidentally depressed the button while sitting in the car. Now you have to double press quite hard to get it to release. Problem solved.
Now you have to double press quite hard to get it to release. Problem solved.
Um, it is not a function of pressure, but time held. One quick press, release, and then one long press to open the frunk. The transmitter either sends a signal or it doesn't, it doesn't respond to pressure at all.
It is not a "hard press" that is required. The fob knows nothing about how hard you are pushing the button. What it requires is the short press quickly followed by press and hold. That combination has eliminated the accidental momentary double press.
Apparently, the button on the fob was too sensitive and some butts too big. Approximately 12 cars had the issue so people go nuts and panic, call names, make baseless accusations and so on. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it’s a done issue and will never return.
All the "resident engineering experts" ever said was it would have been so simple to utilize the same passive (if it's down at all, it is latched) mechanical safety latch almost everyone else, including Porsche, uses on hoods and frunks, which is human-error proof. The "fixes" GM came up with would not have been necessary with the simplest, cheapest solution.
And oh yeah, I'd still love to know on what basis did anyone think the 84 mph limitation was safe with an unlatched frunk? And, of course, you wouldn't even need the speed limitation with the passive mechanical safety latch.
Um, it is not a function of pressure, but time held. One quick press, release, and then one long press to open the frunk. The transmitter either sends a signal or it doesn't, it doesn't respond to pressure at all.
Come on Phil. It IS pressure that is required...you know, like the pressure switch under the bolt that holds the steering wheel on...
All the "resident engineering experts" ever said was it would have been so simple to utilize the same passive (if it's down at all, it is latched) mechanical safety latch almost everyone else, including Porsche, uses on hoods and frunks, which is human-error proof. The "fixes" GM came up with would not have been necessary with the simplest, cheapest solution.
And oh yeah, I'd still love to know on what basis did anyone think the 84 mph limitation was safe with an unlatched frunk? And, of course, you wouldn't even need the speed limitation with the passive mechanical safety latch.
All the "resident engineering experts" ever said was it would have been so simple to utilize the same passive (if it's down at all, it is latched) mechanical safety latch almost everyone else, including Porsche, uses on hoods and frunks, which is human-error proof. The "fixes" GM came up with would not have been necessary with the simplest, cheapest solution.
And oh yeah, I'd still love to know on what basis did anyone think the 84 mph limitation was safe with an unlatched frunk? And, of course, you wouldn't even need the speed limitation with the passive mechanical safety latch.
The 84mph limit was probably a structurally limit to the secondary latch position based on the aerodynamically load of a partially open hood at that speed. Even a mechanical latch has a load limit. So your statement may not be true, that a mechanical secondary latch would have no limit, unless you have the load calculations to prove your position.
What was the huge expense of a software patch versus the cost of designing producing a latch and probably or parts such as the trunk liner or trunk surrounds and retrofitting them to all cars produced. Your solution is not cheaper, nor does it fit the design criteria the Corvette team had.
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What was the huge expense of a software patch versus the cost of designing producing a latch and probably or parts such as the trunk liner or trunk surrounds and retrofitting them to all cars produced. Your solution is not cheaper, nor does it fit the design criteria the Corvette team had.
Yep, the only trauma was on the Forum! In fact they made 1 million Corvairs that did not have that mechanical safety latch I recall having on my 1st car a '41 Ford. Frankly I like opening the Frunk and Trunk from the buttons in the drivers door. I also hold the FOB in my right hand while I have bags of "stuff" in my arms.
Have found I have to put any cold food in the Frunk as the Truck gets hot! Often use both.
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Only on the Forum where we can make "mountains out of mole hills!" Yep good GM added the max 26 mph IF the Frunk is open. Also the more difficult FOB button long hold 2nd push sequence that reduces the chance of a "Cell phone type pocket call activation" from something in your pocket with the FOB.
j/kidding around....
Often use both.