I can't believe the repair costs. Watch weight in the rear.

[Dr Obnxs]

So, I was bringing some flooring home from Home Depot. Loaded it the back. The little thing that holds the rear deck in place pulled out.

Parts cost alone is $650.. Full inner panel must be replaced! What a crap design!. I'll make my own support and attache it in an intelligent way. Anyway, watch what you load in the back. And if it weighs anything at all, watch for bumps.

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[generaltso]

I assume you didn’t have the load floor in the lower position before loading it up?

 

[SnBGC]

I currently have my welding supplies in a heavy tote, 2 fully loaded tool boxes and my power tools in back. Floor lowered to lowest position since I expect those things would be way too much weight for those little plastic shelves. The supports at the hatch opening seem kinda strong but those two in back are not.

 

[Mr67gta]

So, I was bringing some flooring home from Home Depot. Loaded it the back. The little thing that holds the rear deck in place pulled out.

Parts cost alone is $650.. Full inner panel must be replaced! What a crap design!. I'll make my own support and attache it in an intelligent way. Anyway, watch what you load in the back. And if it weighs anything at all, watch for bumps.

A physicist should know better.

 

[DevSecOps]

A physicist should know better.

Best comment today! Because gravity and all...

 

[phidauex]

This is one reason I’ve never taken cars to dealers for repair - they always want to do it “right” which is usually “insanely inefficient and wasteful, and doesn’t actually resolve the root problem”. Of course, under warranty I will do so, but for other repairs there is usually a better way.

This looks like a good opportunity for a few Rivnuts to replace the threaded holes in the side panel, and then drill and thru-bolt the small bracket rather than using the original rivets.

 

[KevinS]

Well that sucks.

In all seriousness, were you not aware there was the lower setting? It's not entirely apparent.

Sounds like I was fortunate that it was in the lowest setting when I bought the car.

 

[ChuckA]

Many YouTube videos warned of this issue. In my 7 months waiting I watched videos on everything.

 

[Dr Obnxs]

I just hate crappy design. But to correct my original post, the panel is "only" $588 and change. Labor would be another $400. I've got a big chunk of Delrin left over from another project. I'll just make a better part.

Even my Service Advisor said it's a crappy design.

 

[generaltso]

I just hate crappy design. But to correct my original post, the panel is "only" $588 and change. Labor would be another $400. I've got a big chunk of Delrin left over from another project. I'll just make a better part.

Even my Service Advisor said it's a crappy design.

But couldn’t you get around the crappy design by just using the lower position when carrying a heavy load?

 

[macchiaz-o]

A physicist should know better.

Don't be obnoxious.

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[DevSecOps]

But couldn’t you get around the crappy design by just using the lower position when carrying a heavy load?

Doing said lowering requires that you DON'T have a PhD. Ok maybe that was mean, but it's possible he didn't know about this secret hidden compartment.

Don't be obnoxious.

I see what you did there ?

 

[Dr Obnxs]

But couldn’t you get around the crappy design by just using the lower position when carrying a heavy load?

Possibly, but that gets rid of the flat load floor and the boxes were longer than the deck. It was all fine till there was a big bump or undulation in the road then BAM.

If I had used the lower position, then all the weight would have been on about 4" of the flooring. Which I guess it ended up being anyway.

But it's still a crappy design. It's an obvious failure point. For it to fail in such a way that the panel needs replacement is brain dead. Make it so the support block shears away under load and just replace the sheared block. Even with a lighter load, a pothole or something could put quite an impulse through it. Then one could still be in my situation.

 

[The Black Horse]

I'll let you intellectuals continue your pissing match and your who-had-the-highest-SAT-score battle ...

Just wanted to say thanks to the OP. I knew there were multiple layers in the trunk but didn't know why. Thanks for posting

 

[vinny2487]

So, I was bringing some flooring home from Home Depot. Loaded it the back. The little thing that holds the rear deck in place pulled out.

Parts cost alone is $650.. Full inner panel must be replaced! What a crap design!. I'll make my own support and attache it in an intelligent way. Anyway, watch what you load in the back. And if it weighs anything at all, watch for bumps.

Maybe it's just me, but I thought it was common sense to lower the load floor if you're going to put anything of significant weight back there.