Trunk lid won't stay up. Can it be adjusted?
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?
4 Answers
Don't attempt to adjust those rods!!! this may be a possible recall. have the dealer check it.
just replace the tension rods,can get them at any parts store.easy fix,they just gone bad.
ToyotaFan77 answered 14 years ago
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.
Try this. It was very easy to do and it worked for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G92UjqlFREs