theanimala

I've read about the problems with the trunk hinges, but I thought it was something that once replaced it would not happen again. My CPO 05 has been fine for me for the past 5 months, and then the first time it was bitter cold they went. Dealer replaced it no problem, about 3 weeks ago. Tonight, another bitter night, I put something in the trunk and sure enough the same weird sound, followed by the open trunk indicator in the center display.

I am sure the dealer will replace no problem, but can I expect that this will happen over and over again? Should I never use my trunk in freezing temperatures? What a dumb design...

CarlDude69

What exact part of the hinge actually breaks/fails?

A4xIV / Nadroj

Happens when it is super cold. I really don't know what needs to be fixed either. For some reason it just doesn't want to clamp down.

BongoCruiser

said I needed two new hinges. Finally determined they were bent toward the middle of the car. With a 2x4 and big C clamp I was able to bend it back into position and it seems to work fine now.

mmaguire2

and again. Tonight was the third time it's happened to mine. I would like to be able to disable the auto open/close feature and just use it as a normal trunk.

D3AeighT

Just had my trunk latch replaced as it would not "latch"..not a hinge issue.

R_A8

1. Replaced the trunk hinges on a recall. Fixed the alignment issue.

2. Had to replace the actuator motor that lifts the trunk. This fixed the issue of the trunk failing to open properly. (It had been imediatley closing after you pop the trunk)

3. Most recently the dealer replaced the latch. As D3AeighT said, this fixes the issue of the trunk not closing. It seems to be the worst when it is cold out. the trunk won't latch so it opens back up. New latch fixes this.

All these are warranty issues and should be covered even if CPO.

A8-Omaha

Ditto here on my 05 with 39K miles. Dealer replaced latch (they called it a "striker plate"). Works fine now, but I'm going to go easy on it after reading all these posts -- at least until it warms up!

D3AeighT

then this "latch" issue cropped up just before I was getting ready for a Christmas trek to Tulsa from ATL. The part was on back order for over a week, finally they got word it was coming out of Germany and the new part ETA was after I needed to leave on trip and they actually took the part neede out of a new car and will replace it with the ordered part. Now that is great service.