Trunk lid won't stay up. Can it be adjusted?

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Asked by ToyotaFan77 Sep 26, 2010 at 01:43 PM about the 2010 Toyota Corolla LE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The trunk lid keeps falling closed when the car is on the slightest incline. Can the tension rods which hold it up be adjusted?

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Don't attempt to adjust those rods!!! this may be a possible recall. have the dealer check it.

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just replace the tension rods,can get them at any parts store.easy fix,they just gone bad.

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Thanks. There really is something wrong when a new car has this kind of problem. I'll check with my dealer to see if a fix is in the works. In the mean time I solved the problem by attaching two small springs to the tension rod that controls the 'lift' part of the mechanism. It's a real 'Rube Goldberg' kinda fix but it works.

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Try this. It was very easy to do and it worked for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G92UjqlFREs

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