Originally Posted by hoodust

Do not feel bad, the salesman who sold me the car had to call another dealership to figure out how to open the hatch! Leave it to me to make him look dumb my first test drive. Derhay

Incidentally, I've heard of hatches/trunks having a "dual stage" safety-type latch, but this is only if it was opened and then not closed all the way. It not opening when the button is pressed is definitely a problem with the springs, as the thread points out.