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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Tee Bone, Sep 29, 2020.

  1. Tee Bone

    Tee Bone New Member

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    Hello all,

    I have a gen 3 2012 prius, my hatchback will only shut when I slam it closed. I inspected the latch mechanism and it seems to working, i can close it manually and then with the press of the button it will open. I checked to see if there was some molding or something similar causing the problem, I didn't find anything like that. How likely is that this is because the latch needs replacing?

    Thanks in advance for any help and clarity
     
    #1 Tee Bone, Sep 29, 2020
  2. tankyuong

    tankyuong Senior Member

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    #2 tankyuong, Sep 30, 2020
  3. ChapmanF

    ChapmanF Senior Member

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    I wish that were normal for mine. I can't avoid mine latching no matter how gently I let the hatch down. If I ever want to just lower the hatch for a moment without latching it, I can only do that by closing the latch with my pinky finger first, and then using the release button later when I want to really close it.
     
    #3 ChapmanF, Sep 30, 2020
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