The trunk of my car doesn,t shut properly...you have to slam it really hard for it to close properly. I,ve tried W-D40 but that only helped a little. Any sugestions, 98 hona accord

Trunk lights usually turn off through the latch which is located in the trunk lid. It would be located to the inside of the trunk under the license plate. There should be some wires going to the mechanism. You can open the trunk and use a screwdriver to activate the latch and simulate what happens when the trunk is shut. Move the latch back and forth a little and see what happens. There may be a bad connection or faulty latch mechanism.

try adjusting the latch first and check that the lubrication for the latch hasn't dried out. sometimes a bit of oil will help

move the latch up slamming it knock it lower

Do you mean the pulldown is not working, or the trunk lid latch is not connecting to the pulldown assembly when you try to close the trunk?

This latter case typically happens when someone slams the trunk lid down several times not realizing there is a pulldown system and thinking slamming it will make it close (this often breaks something). Check the latch on the trunk lid - if it's in the closed position, use the key to try to move it to the open position and try gently closing the lid again.

If not, there is also a switch on the pulldown assembly that starts the pulldown motor when it is depressed by the closing trunk lid - you can also check this to make sure it's working. Otherwise, either the latch or the pulldown assembly has been bent/broken.

This part is call Trunk support lift, Napa has these, part # 8194178, to remove at each end there's a mental clip that fit around the end, remove clip out and support will pop out of mounting support pin, be car full trunk is very heavy, used a stick to hold trunk up.

The latch on the CAR, not the trunk, can be adjusted ud or down Usually has bolts on both sides that you can loosen. If you are slamming it to close, Adjust latch up alittle, re-tighten bolts and close trunk. It is an easy adjustment. Just be patient end keep latch level

The Inertia Fuel Shutoff is located in the trunk, on the LH hinge support.
All you need to do is press the reset button located on top of the switch.

make sure the latch is not already latched shut causing it not to let you close it.

Spray some lubricant over the locking mechanism and see if it closes because it might have seized up.

Hi

The car thinks the the trunk lid lock is open !

Hope this is of help !

Good Luck !

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