Trunk won’t close unless I slam it

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by Sean55, Aug 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM.

  1. Sean55

    Sean55 New Member

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    Hi all,

    First time posting here. I have a 2016 Toyota Prius and recently the trunk has had difficulty closing. The sensor seems to be correct, but I have been having to slam it multiple times before the lock will click. Once when I was driving it accidentally unlocked and the trunk popped open. The spring in the latch seems to work fine, I can manually adjust it from locked to unlocked position when the trunk is up. The bottom ring seems to be in the correct position. My car has had a history of being pretty harshly read ended in the past, but it’s been over a year since that incident. Any ideas or tips on what I should do?
     

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  2. JC91006

    JC91006 Senior Member

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    It's probably not the latch, but rubber surrounding the hatch is not seated