Pull Assist Handle Eliminated For 2007 Model Year - keywords assist cup handle hatch lever missing pull rear trim

The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in this PI.

Some customers may comment that their vehicle is missing the assist pull down handle on the rear hatch. This handle was used as an aid to pull the rear hatch from and ajar position to a closed position. This complaint will typically occur with a customer that owned a prior model year Corvette with this feature and now has a 2007 model year Corvette with out this feature. The pull assist handle was eliminated from the rear hatch in early 2007 production.

This was a design change in 2007 and no attempts to add this feature are recommended.

Please follow this diagnostic or repair process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed.