Trunk struts... go bad often?

[Ghost Deany]

hey speaking of the trunk, i have a 05, is the trunk supossed to be really hard to open?

[Ghost Deany]

Originally Posted by B Hoth

My original ones won't even lift the lid off the seal when popped, and will damn near decapitate you if you don't make sure that the lid is all the way up..

well you dont want to accidently hit the trunk button on your remote and reveal the body in there do ya?

[ochoa Luis]

Originally Posted by FL01SS

You should take it in to the dealer & have them replaced under warranty!!!

Let us know how they hold up compared to the stronger stock type.

[FL01SS]

Well I had mine replaced a few weeks back under warranty & I thought that they were going to put an improved hinge on there too because i thought I had read somewhere that that's what they were doing, but they didn't. They just put new struts on there that are a lot stronger than the originals. Now it lifts up quickly & easy as Hell, but is hard to close with your hands full.

[ILLMATIK]

Originally Posted by FL01SS

Well I had mine replaced a few weeks back under warranty & I thought that they were going to put an improved hinge on there too because i thought I had read somewhere that that's what they were doing, but they didn't. They just put new struts on there that are a lot stronger than the originals. Now it lifts up quickly & easy as Hell, but is hard to close with your hands full.

I also had my 04 struts replaced under warranty. I didnt think anything was really wrong with the old struts, but the issue was brougt to my attention by a previous thread on the forums.

I think the story was that the 03-06 struts were fairly weak compared to the new and improved 07 struts which were much stronger. Indeed this is true, with the 07 struts that were installed in my car, i can lift the trunk up with two fingers........and i have a spoiler!

[FL01SS]

Originally Posted by ILLMATIK

with the 07 struts that were installed in my car, i can lift the trunk up with two fingers........and i have a spoiler!

Same here.

[CTSILVER]

My dealer told me these were not covered under warranty. Could this be true? I have a 2004 CTS that was certified so it has the extended warranty.

[blaausl10]

Originally Posted by CTSILVER

My dealer told me these were not covered under warranty. Could this be true? I have a 2004 CTS that was certified so it has the extended warranty.

Not true. Mine were replaced about a month ago under the certification warranty. I would go back and talk to them again.

[FL01SS]

Originally Posted by blaausl10

Not true. Mine were replaced about a month ago under the certification warranty. I would go back and talk to them again.

Same here!

[Sammy Z]

Auto zone sells those for $19/ea. sometimes it's not worth the head ache.