Need Help ASAP: Top down, trunk won't latch closed.

F-chatters -

I'm really hoping one of you can assist me this evening! I'm up in Tahoe with only my California GT, and I just put the top down. The cycle took a hair longer than normal, followed immediately by a warning that my trunk was open. Sure enough, the trunk is unlatched and will not latch closed. So now, I can't put the top up either, as it says the top operation is inhibited by the trunk being open.

Eegads! What do I do? No laughing - I don't have a garage here and I do have dozens of pine trees now all dropping pollen in my car. I'm not sure if I can even drive it back to the Bay Area with the top open and the trunk unlatched.

I checked the fuse for the trunk lock, that was fine. Not sure what else to try.

Any thoughts on whether I should try to manually close the top with the trunk in this bizarre state?

Thank you all in advance!

Jim

 

did you hold the trunk down while you raised the roof?

 

opposite problem. I can't latch the trunk down. I push it down all the way, and it doesn't auto-lock the rest of the way. it is just bouncing open. so...when i try to close the top, it says the trunk is not latched....

 

the hook latch which captures the trunk when you push it down, appears firmly planted at the lower location in its slots. when the trunk is open, should that loop be towards the top of the slot? i can try to bang it a few times and see if it loosens, but it doesn't move when i grab it.

 

Ok - thanks for everyone's advice. Following forgeahead's idea, I played with the mechanism some more. What I had to do was manually work the mechanism on the hood itself until it snapped into the locked position. Then, I was able to lower the trunk, but the loop at the bottom was also in the closed position - ie, down in the lower position in the slots. With the trunk latched, but not connect closed, I lowered the trunk down and rested it on the catch loop. Then, I was able to use the trunk release button next to the driver's seat. It released the latch I had manually snapped shut and moved the loop to the upper catch position. Now, I am able to open and close the trunk properly, and I successfully closed the roof.

So...I guess I have to decide whether to open the roof again in the next week, while I'm in Tahoe, or just drive a coupe until I can get thee to a dealer. I wish I knew if what I did would work twice.

Anyways - thank you for the assistance - what a great community! I really didn't relish the thought of driving 250 miles with the trunk unlatched, bouncing up and down, and the instrument panel bleeping at me to close the trunk.

 

There was nothing in my trunk, except the manual. And since the trunk was stuck open, I was able to verify that the nothing was blocking anything, that the top had lowered into its correct position, and that nothing appeared to be impeding the mechanism.

For whatever reason, I think when I put the top down, the last latching of the trunk closing failed to catch the loop, so the loop moved to the lowered position without pulling the trunk closed on it, thus the sensor stating the trunk was open.

Thanks though - I had a neighbor help me with all sorts of stuff before I figured out snapping the latch and then popping the trunk.

 

Thx - I have a very early 2010 California (delivered late august 09), so maybe I need the new spring, but the loop under that flap was visibly at the lower part of the slot, where it should be after it grabs and pulls down the trunk. the plastic flap seemed fine. Car needs to go in for a number of things - trunk, airbag light on, suspension SW update, etc. I'm just not around to take it to the dealer. My 430 needs to go in too - ediff light came on then went off last time I drove it, and the engine light is now on. Zeesh - need back2back appointments!!!