Hey everyone, just wondering if anyone has had this same issue. The weak trunk strut issues are pretty well documented with our cars and mine were shot when I purchased the car. I replaced them later last summer - they were pretty mega powerful, able to shoot the trunk lid up with some pretty significant force.

All of a sudden though, they don't work again! Has this happened to anyone else? It was like one day it didn't want to open.

 

I have the exact same situation! How could they fail all of a sudden?

 

They just get old i guess, mine were dead when i bought the car. Rock Auto has a good set to change them out and they're not expensive either.

 

Especially both of them! I remember when I replaced even one of them they wanted to shoot my trunk off its hinges.

 

I have a 2000 SC3...I picked up a set for around $35 shipped on Ebay...

It took me maybe a half hour to change out both...very easy...thanks to the DIY on this site...very cool guys.

 

It's just like what happens to window regulators.
One side goes out, the other usually goes out less than 2 months later.

 

Very common on our trunks. I had to buy a pair for my 97 last summer. They are like $25 shipped on Amizon.com

 

I haven't opened the trunk of my car since 2005.


.............. wonder what's in there.

 

You should start a thread and let us take bets!

CL's first gameshow, "What junk is in O.L.T.'s trunk?"

 

Cl has actually had a lot of gameshows. Lol. Search game as thread title in the sc forum.

 

The trunk is useless anyway.... You can barely even stuff a body back there

 

pigmy ninjas fit fine...

are u guys buying the right trunk shocks? iirc there are two different types. one for cars with wings and one for wingless cars. maybe ur buying the wrong one so there going bad faster?

 

my 93 had good trunk struts. it's the hood struts that are failed.