Frunk Latch Issue
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From: kansas city missouri
Frunk Latch Issue
Anyone had this happen? Went to put stuff in the frunk this morning, hit the button by the headlight, frunk pops open but doesnt unlatch.
The hood will not go up and the soft close will not pull it down. So it wont open and it wont close.
The manual release also did not resolve the issue. Took it to the dealer to have it looked at but have not heard back yet. That was a fun drive at no more that 26 mph.
Anyways, just curious if anyone else has had a similar issue. 2024 with 5500 miles
Thanks
The hood will not go up and the soft close will not pull it down. So it wont open and it wont close.
The manual release also did not resolve the issue. Took it to the dealer to have it looked at but have not heard back yet. That was a fun drive at no more that 26 mph.
Anyways, just curious if anyone else has had a similar issue. 2024 with 5500 miles
Thanks
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From: Central Illinois
That’s very strange. Let us know what the dealer says. When I have problems with the frunk not closing I usually lock/unlock the car few times and it fixes it. The fact you cannot open it with the manual release is concerning
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From: West of Hotlanta
Mine will do that when it's been sitting unlatched and I try to close it(Battery tender is the reason). I have to use the fob to open it. Sometimes I have to close it before I can open it again. I think it has something to do with the car going to sleep so to speak.
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From: Leander, TX
I've had this happen on a 24 with the button in the front. I was able to release it by hitting the key fob to unlock it, then I could get the auto close to work again by lifting and dropping the hood again.
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From: Westminster, CA
I thought their was a problem with mine too, but then we figured out that when you leave the Frunk open for a while, the power to the pull down motor times out and no longer works. Then you just have to press the release button, open a door, hit a fob button or whatever to reactivate things, then it will work again. Unlike the rear hatch that doesn't seem to time out.
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That's weird. I guess that could happen to the trunk as well for those of us who didn't get the soft close frunk feature on earlier C8s?
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Just fully close the frunk with the Tender cord coming up by the driver's side windshield wiper. It will not hurt the gasket. If worried move the cord around to a different spot of the gasket.
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I hope the new latch solves the problem, but for the future consider an "Advanced search" here for what is often a broader perspective. Here is one for example...
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...k-problem.html
All the best.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...k-problem.html
All the best.
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Frunk
I did experience same problem back in autumn 2023. Frunk won't open completely neither close ,, so,, max speed 25pmh at 145 miles away from home. On star provide towing for 75 miles,,
i almost split my fonger trying to pull the wire,, most stupid thing i ever seen,,,,,,,, oh sorry in 2023,, there is another stupidity,,,, no manual opening for the trunk,,,,,
What i did,,,,, i had to sleep there for the night,,,,, i expected the weather would drop a bit (metal expand when warm) and effectively at 05:00 the day after,, i tried again and finally get de second latch to release ,,,,
The delaer replace the whole thing,, latch ans cable,,,,,,,,, surprise: There was a lot of latches in the GM Warehouse,,, that let me conclude that GM knows the issue and wait for the call instead of being proactive.
Another , get a hook ,, otherwise your finger will suffer,,,,,,a lot
Good luck buddu
i almost split my fonger trying to pull the wire,, most stupid thing i ever seen,,,,,,,, oh sorry in 2023,, there is another stupidity,,,, no manual opening for the trunk,,,,,
What i did,,,,, i had to sleep there for the night,,,,, i expected the weather would drop a bit (metal expand when warm) and effectively at 05:00 the day after,, i tried again and finally get de second latch to release ,,,,
The delaer replace the whole thing,, latch ans cable,,,,,,,,, surprise: There was a lot of latches in the GM Warehouse,,, that let me conclude that GM knows the issue and wait for the call instead of being proactive.
Another , get a hook ,, otherwise your finger will suffer,,,,,,a lot
Good luck buddu
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Thank you for this valuable information. I suffer the same issue when I have a charger plugged in - then cannot close the frunk. I will try your solutions. I did not know the system times out! This became so frustrating that I added an extension to that flimsy hard to reach release so that I could pull it without climbing under the dash!
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From: Texas
Anyone had this happen? Went to put stuff in the frunk this morning, hit the button by the headlight, frunk pops open but doesnt unlatch.
The hood will not go up and the soft close will not pull it down. So it wont open and it wont close.
The manual release also did not resolve the issue. Took it to the dealer to have it looked at but have not heard back yet. That was a fun drive at no more that 26 mph.
Anyways, just curious if anyone else has had a similar issue. 2024 with 5500 miles
Thanks
The hood will not go up and the soft close will not pull it down. So it wont open and it wont close.
The manual release also did not resolve the issue. Took it to the dealer to have it looked at but have not heard back yet. That was a fun drive at no more that 26 mph.
Anyways, just curious if anyone else has had a similar issue. 2024 with 5500 miles
Thanks
Luckily, I was at home in my garage just testing it out, or I would have been really stressed if my battery was dead.
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From: Westminster, CA
On my '24 the Frunk has always opened ok, but the electric pull-down is very finicky, sometimes it will pull down on the first try, other times it may take several tries.
These things just add weight, complexity and they're just one more thing to go wrong, they should've just used a door latch.
These things just add weight, complexity and they're just one more thing to go wrong, they should've just used a door latch.
Burning Brakes
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From: Windermere, Florida
Yes, this just occurred with mine - on the Tender with frunk slightly open ... used the fob as it would not 'latch'.
Thought soft close was into'd in 2025? It was a 2024 feature too?