My trunk in '09 G37x sedan is acting up... Occasionally it will not shut. I literaly need to slam it in order to get it shut. When unlocking it, the latch makes a really loud clanking noise. It releases the trunk and then the actuator returns the latch with a really loud 'clank'. I brought it to service today and mentioned all that. Service manager told me that the clanking noise wasn't anything extraordinary and, of course they couldn't replicate the shutting issue. Did anybody experience something similar with their trunks? None of my previous cars had such a loud trunk release. Thanks.

 

I've never had anything like that happen...it always opens easily and closes just as easily.

maybe something is stuck in the latch? like leaves or something?

 

Try applying some WD-40 at the latch

 

My 09 does that too. Mentioned to the dealer, they of course could not repro. It does not happen all the time, maybe 1 time out of 10.

 

You have that stuff in UAE? I though you just used camel saliva instead.

 

My 2010 Sedan doesn't do it but I had a 2010 Sedan loaner that wouldn't shut good the several times I was getting in and out of the trunk. Seems like it is just an issue on some of the cars.

 

I have a 2010 sedan and I noticed that if I close the trunk from the center (above the camera) it closes without issue. When I first got the car I would push down on the side (about six inches off center) of the trunk and it would not close easily.

I did mention it to the dealer and they supposedly checked it out and said everything was fine.

 

Frustrating part is that the service manager put in the job order printout that a hinge was adjusted to address customer's concern - they admitted the problem. I looked at the hinges, and the bolts that hold them all look new - not a single scratch on them. All they did was spraying W40 on the latch. This didn't help. I had exactly the same problem today twice. I will take the car to another dealer and will also look at similar cars in their stock to make sure they don't have this funky clanking noise. From your experiences, is it OK to change dealerships for service/warranty related issues?

 

there is an adjustment you can do to it.... I haven't looked because I am too lazy but there should be two screws (one on each side) loosen them a hair and then tap latch loop up about a millimeter or so. Retighten screws and test. The reason you need to slam it is because its a hair low and the latch is not catching onto the loop...

 

I have same issue as OP. Dealer replaced trunklid hinges and support struts as everything had become bent and out of alignment. My theory is the gray colored underside of the trunklid is hitting large items placed in the trunk. Seems like a poor design issue to me.

 

i recently got my car rear-ended and when i got it back after it was repair i had the same problem. i was told "new" parts will sound loud but will get better over time. after a few days i took it to my friend who works at an infiniti dealership and he told me that all it is is that it needs an alignment and that a lot of mechanics hate aligning them so they lie and say its normal.

 

I have not had the noise issue, but I have hade some difficulty shutting it. I thought it might be the cargo net. I'll have to check out some of the advice given.

 

You sure its not the trunk monkey?

 

i had this problem on my 2002 xterra. the above fixed it

 

I also have exactly the same problem (2009). It doesn't happen every time but enough to be annoying. I don't think it is an alignment issue because when it happens, I can reset the latch with the trunk button on the keyless remote (you can here it actuate) and it will then close with one finger.