!!For 370Z Owners with the Stuck Hatch Release Issue!!

sonic370 · 10-22-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 2lo

my hatch has been not working off and on for the past month. As of 2 days ago it would just release but not open; i try to push it back down and open, but still just releases. I can't get into my trunk still. Called the dealer and they said they never heard of any issue with the Z. Now i gotta take time to go to the dealer and have them look at it and order whatever parts they feel it needs.

Sorry to be blunt but your dealer is a liar. If he told you that. Its all over the web. I took mine in for an oil change and they changed out both springs without asking me about it. And it works perfect now.

cames4 · 11-07-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sonic370

Sorry to be blunt but your dealer is a liar. If he told you that. Its all over the web. I took mine in for an oil change and they changed out both springs without asking me about it. And it works perfect now.

Have had mine 3 months and need to double tap the button and pull up on my hatch to get it to open. Hitting it once just allows the hatch to open slightly but is still not "unlocked" so that I can open.

cames4 · 11-08-2010, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cames4

Have had mine 3 months and need to double tap the button and pull up on my hatch to get it to open. Hitting it once just allows the hatch to open slightly but is still not "unlocked" so that I can open.

Yesterday I read a post that indicates how to fix the problem until the car is taken to the dealer. Remove the springs from the hatch door and the plastic cover; insert a penny in each one (2 springs) and put the cover back on. Works like a charm. Temp fix as I want my penny's back but until I get to the dealer, I am happy.

kdo2milger · 11-08-2010, 07:17 PM

the pennies will work great for about the first three weeks, after that the springs seem to compress even more thus back to square one...

bluzman · 11-30-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kdo2milger

the pennies will work great for about the first three weeks, after that the springs seem to compress even more thus back to square one...

Not necessarily true. I did the "Three Penny Opera" over a year ago. Haven't had a single failure since that time. Just sayin'.

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