2014 PPV TRUNK WONT CATCH THE TRUNK LATCH.

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2822MM
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2014 PPV TRUNK WONT CATCH THE TRUNK LATCH.

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My 2014 PPV trunk closes but the actuator doesn’t catch it properly to turn the trunk light or TRUNK OPEN message relay off on the dash. When I push the trunk actuator latch in with a flathead, it acknowledges and trunk light turns off and message disappears. Is my actuator latch the issue or why does it not securely catch my trunk lid all the way??
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Re: 2014 PPV TRUNK WONT CATCH THE TRUNK LATCH.

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try closing the trunk lid and push down on it , and see if that shuts the light off

if so its likely out of adjustment
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Re: 2014 PPV TRUNK WONT CATCH THE TRUNK LATCH.

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Let me try. Thanks. Will keep
you posted.
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Re: 2014 PPV TRUNK WONT CATCH THE TRUNK LATCH.

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I did some analyzing and moving things here and there and now it works fine with both remote and interior buttons. I even took the latch actuator off to examine it.
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Re: 2014 PPV TRUNK WONT CATCH THE TRUNK LATCH.

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so was it just out of adjustment ?
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Re: 2014 PPV TRUNK WONT CATCH THE TRUNK LATCH.

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Not the trunk itself but most likely the latch assembly wasn’t bolted on at the correct spot so I undid the 2 bolts and moved it up so it started closing properly.
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