TomServo
Active Member
Roger that.... just glad most of the CPO cars come with the power lift gate. That's a must have feature for this disabled vet.
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Manual liftgate operation - Volt vs Tesla
- Thread starter Electricfan
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Roger that.... just glad most of the CPO cars come with the power lift gate. That's a must have feature for this disabled vet.
Thanks, I tried this but so far no luck. My B stopper on the right was out further than the one on the left but that's the only adjustment I made - to even up the sides of the hatchback door a little. I've never had the wind noise like an open window as you described, knock on wood. Playing with this did give me an excuse to take the car up and down the highway, so at least there's that! I may play with it some more but my hatchback still takes a lot of effort to close.
Insane
Banned
Thanks for the useful information. It costs $ 1,000 more now between the original configuration I had before April and now.
Zarwin
Member
Did you try turning the A stoppers in a little? If that didn't make the liftgate easier to close, there may be an issue with the latch or something. Mine isn't an issue to close. It's heavier than any other car ive had and takes more effort to get it going downward, but it always latches.
brucet999
Active Member
travwill
Active Member
Ford sold Volvo back in the last 2008/2009 economic bust. Volvo is owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, that also owns Geely Motors in China. Volvo is a Chinese owned company at this point - blah!
brucet999
Active Member
No, I will try this though. I'm working out of town and don't have time to experiment at the moment, but thanks for the idea. Hope it works.
Ford may not own Volvo any longer, but there are good indications Volvo still has access to freely use or license Ford technology given the way they name and implement certain features in ways identical to Ford.
brucet999
Active Member
Maybe similar to the way Tesla steering column parts came to look and function like Mercedes?
my new car without power liftgate is similarly hard to close, I can't actually close it using the inside handle, i have to slam it closed from the outside/pressing on the top of the trunk when closed, and even then often the car says its not fully closed... the power liftgate on my old car with the power liftgate in the tech package would sort of pull it in and close it tight, if they had that to at least finish the last cm it wouldn't be so bad. Annoyed with that option change -- won't be using the trunk much anymore
chriSharek
Member
Sorry for everyone's problems with the manual liftgate. Surely the service folks will make it right.
But this thread sure makes me happy that I ordered the premium interior with power liftgate!
But this thread sure makes me happy that I ordered the premium interior with power liftgate!
I'm getting used to slamming mine. I was initially reluctant - don't like doing anything violent to my baby. But now I'm grabbing the handle and pulling down with a lot of force and it closes ok. It shouldn't be that hard to close, no doubt about it.
chriSharek
Member
that sucks! There has to be a better way! Did your service center just throw their hands up?
Zarwin
Member
If your manual liftgate is hard to close, it's either the stoppers adjusted wrong or its just broken and the service center needs to fix it. If I turn my stoppers out one extra turn, the liftgate will not close properly and has to be slammed. This is a 5 minute fix, really.
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