Damage while in transit
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Damage while in transit
Was supposed to take delivery in the next few days.....the hood flew up during transit creating uneven panels where the hood meets the fenders near winshield.
Other than that waiting on all my dealer-installed items to arrive.
Hopefully delivered tomorrow or Wednesday.
Other than that waiting on all my dealer-installed items to arrive.
Hopefully delivered tomorrow or Wednesday.
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I'm sorry, but that's absolutely NUTS! Apart from whatever other incompetency was involved in your particular situation, GM should know better by now than hinge a "hood" in the back. Sheesh, when was that last the case on a Vette series before the C8? 
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I can't imagine how this damage occurred. the force of 70 mph on the hinges of the hood bent them? I was so freaking excited I hardly noticed.
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I am mystified by how the damaged occurred in the first place. they have safety latches to keep if from fully opening? the truck driver pointed it out to us, he's like this is not our fault!!!!!! someone didn't latch the thing.
I can't imagine how this damage occurred. the force of 70 mph on the hinges of the hood bent them? I was so freaking excited I hardly noticed.
I can't imagine how this damage occurred. the force of 70 mph on the hinges of the hood bent them? I was so freaking excited I hardly noticed.
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Talk about a bad brerak. Any word yet on what GM is going to do to rectify the issue?
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Parts on order- delivery Friday if all goes well. The hinges are toast, the hood was popped the entire way from BG to Detroit. It does not appear to have chipped any paint, but they will know when the hood comes off and the hinges are replaced. FML my birthday is Thursday and wanted to pick up the kid from school Wednesday with it. She has no clue about the new car. Oh well, Friday it is. Bummed. The anxiety is killing me.
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No secondary latch?
This has happened to me when at the gas station long ago but I'd intentionally left the hood resting on top of the latch and then forgot to go back to latch it. Every front opening hood has a secondary latch feature that must be intentionally released. Sounds like monkey business.
This has happened to me when at the gas station long ago but I'd intentionally left the hood resting on top of the latch and then forgot to go back to latch it. Every front opening hood has a secondary latch feature that must be intentionally released. Sounds like monkey business.
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Per the owners manual the frunk lid can be closed with one push but you will hear two clicks as the primary and secondary latches engage.
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It has a secondary latch, it's just that pushing the button simultaneously releases both latches for convenience. The secondary latch engages if someone pushes the emergency release button in the frunk while the car is moving. It takes two pulls on the emergency release cable in the driver's footwell to open the frunk. The first pull releases the primary latch and the second pull releases the secondary latch. The car won't start with the latch released and the speed is limited to a speed lower than will open the frunk lid if the car is driven with the latch released.
Per the owners manual the frunk lid can be closed with one push but you will hear two clicks as the primary and secondary latches engage.
Per the owners manual the frunk lid can be closed with one push but you will hear two clicks as the primary and secondary latches engage.
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^^^^^ This is true. But on mine, the button on the fob has to be pushed twice and held on the second push to work. Isn't that case for everyone? And the rythm of push release push-hold has to be just right or the damn thing doesn't open. I've found it hard enough to do that I usually open the frunk with the release button. Which always works. I wonder if something hit that? Hard to figure, given where it is located, but I suppose possible.
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Either it wasn't closed properly at BGA, -or- the FOB was pressed accidentally are my guesses. I think the likelihood of the hatch just accidentally releasing is remote.
I would be interested to see how the key fobss are stored for transport.
I suppose it could also have been someone accidentally pressed the button in the door with their foot or something. How do they get in and out of the cars for transport?
I would be interested to see how the key fobss are stored for transport.
I suppose it could also have been someone accidentally pressed the button in the door with their foot or something. How do they get in and out of the cars for transport?
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Fobs can do funny things in pockets or if you're rooting around for one in a storage place. On several occasions, I've had a vehicle remote start, panic alarm triggered, etc., with the fob in my pocket as I was moving around working in my garage.
After being unlocked with the fob or button inside the car, the safety latch is not engaged unless pushed back down one click. This is unlike virtually any other vehicle (hood or frunk), where the safety latch is always engaged when lowered, and you have to use a lever release to open it.
Last edited by Foosh; May 23, 2023 at 12:19 PM.
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Either it wasn't closed properly at BGA, -or- the FOB was pressed accidentally are my guesses. I think the likelihood of the hatch just accidentally releasing is remote.
I would be interested to see how the key fobss are stored for transport.
I suppose it could also have been someone accidentally pressed the button in the door with their foot or something. How do they get in and out of the cars for transport?
I would be interested to see how the key fobss are stored for transport.
I suppose it could also have been someone accidentally pressed the button in the door with their foot or something. How do they get in and out of the cars for transport?
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It almost certainly had to be closed when initially loaded. There's a big bold frunk not latched warning on the DIC that can't be missed when the vehicle is started. It almost certainly happened after loading somewhere.