REAR COMPARTMENT LID 'BOOM' SOUND. Cadillac DeVille 1994

SUBJECT: REAR COMPARTMENT LID "BOOM" SOUND WHEN LID IS OPENED (ADJUST REAR BUMPERS, LATCH, AND/OR PULL-DOWN UNIT)

MODELS: 1994 CADILLAC CONCOURS, DEVILLE

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A "BOOM" SOUND WHEN THE REAR COMPARTMENT LID IS OPENED.

CAUSE:

EXCESSIVE LOAD BETWEEN THE LID PULL-DOWN UNIT AND LATCH ASSEMBLY IS DEFLECTING THE LID INNER PANEL. AS THE LID IS OPENED, ENERGY IS RELEASED FROM THE INNER PANEL, RESULTING IN A "BOOM" SOUND.

CORRECTION:

1. ADJUST TWO (2) REAR BUMPERS ALL THE WAY UP.

2. RESET FLUSHNESS OF LID TO QUARTER PANELS BY ADJUSTING THE LATCH AND/OR THE LID PULL-DOWN UNIT.

3. RESET REAR BUMPERS TO SET UP/DOWN FLUSHNESS TO QUARTER PANELS WITHOUT EXERTING EXCESS FORCE TO THE PULL-DOWN UNIT.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: B5400 USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

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