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2004 Rx330 Power Trunk Not Opening Properly


Morph1376

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Just purchased a 2004 RX330. For some reason when you press the trunk release either on the key or the button inside the car, the trunk pops open. Goes up about an inch then closes back down. When I give it a little help it goes up all the way. I changed both the struts thinking that the logical thing to do, but its still doing the same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Just purchased a 2004 RX330. For some reason when you press the trunk release either on the key or the button inside the car, the trunk pops open. Goes up about an inch then closes back down. When I give it a little help it goes up all the way. I changed both the struts thinking that the logical thing to do, but its still doing the same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am starting to have the same problem. Did you have any luck fixing this problem?

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Just purchased a 2004 RX330. For some reason when you press the trunk release either on the key or the button inside the car, the trunk pops open. Goes up about an inch then closes back down. When I give it a little help it goes up all the way. I changed both the struts thinking that the logical thing to do, but its still doing the same thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am starting to have the same problem. Did you have any luck fixing this problem?

Don't know if Morph will respond to this or if he got the problem fixed and moved on. I am wondering if the correct struts were used. The gates on all SUV's are pretty heavy and at least in the past I have seen struts that were not strong enough or lost their lift soon in life. If it goes up when assisted, my guess would be that the struts are not strong enough and it is doing what it is designed to do, returning to lock as a safeguard, rather than going up and then coming down on someones head. There are good aftermarket struts I am sure, but unfortunately you can't look at them and tell. To say all parts are not created equal is a dramatic understatement!

*Was making the assumption that this was powered lift on gate.

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