How (un)reliable are the frunk latches now?

[SNYDERHAUS]

I am picking up my Tesla next week and was ill-advised from using the frunk for much of anything. The reason being the potential for it to decide to never open again due to some faulty latching mechanisms?

Is this still a problem with the newer models; should I be worried? After hearing this from someone I feel like I can’t trust the frunk lol

 

[dasmittyman]

Never had a problem with my 2021 Jun Frunk.. Use it all the time.

 

[JBT66]

Never heard of this on my 3 or Y.

 

[MY-Y]

I put a power frunk on mine and use it all of the time. Great for hot or cold food (soft cooler in there).

 

[Jim R]

If it decides to lock and never open again, you get service to fix that.

 

[Mike_TV]

I'm in the "use it it's there" camp and it's great for storing take out food and small items on road trips however my Frunk sensor has failed twice now. First time was "fixed" a few months ago and the sensor failed again last week. Have a service appointment to see what's up.

One side effect of the car thinking the Frunk is open, when it really isn't, is that Autopilot and FSD are disabled and you have to manually clear a warning each time you put it into drive plus the car status shows the Frunk open in the car and in the mobile app even though the Frunk is closed and latched.

 

[Flybuddy]

Latching issues were minimal. The main reason many elected not to use frunk was due to the flimsy nature of the frunk itself which could easily dent with a forceful push to close. Many decided to install power frunk kit to avoid this.

 

[GeezerSquid]

Place the palms of your hands flat on the sides of the emblem and slowly and gently press down until you hear the click. No dents.

 

[Tha_Ape]

Place the palms of your hands flat on the sides of the emblem and slowly and gently press down until you hear the click. No dents.

No dents, just palm prints.