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Originally Posted by seahorse12
I called the dealer and as my car is out of warranty now, they wont fix it for free. Parts are about $42/pc and I would need two of them plus they charge half hour labor....This aint cool as Nissan should take care of this just like any other recalls....
I gotta look around for a DIY on the penny trick if it works out...
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The "penny trick" is very easy to do. Just give the units a quarter turn and they fall out. Peel the rubber boot off of the mount and stick the penny in the bottom of the boot (I used a nickel). Slip the boot + coin back on the mount and re-install. Voila! You may need to add coins in different combos (eg, two pennies or a penny plus a nickel) to get just the right push from the spring.
For me, it made things better but it still didn't open every time so I had the dealer replace them with the stronger ones (I was still under warranty).
It's not quite as easy to do but DE.50's hatch weight removal trick will probably help (see link in his post above).