Rear Boot

[Guest]

Not sure if I have a bit of a problem. When I brought the car home last Friday I noticed when looking out of the house window that the rear boot was unlatched. I mentioned it to Swindon as I hadn't been in the boot when I brought it home.

This morning we have been out in our other car and when I was unloading the shopping I looked across at the Boxster and once again the rear boot was open. Now to the best of our memories we put a brochure in the boot when we were out and about yesterday but we don't remember seeing a warning light on the dash to say it was open and since then we haven't touched the boot.

Does anyone have any ideas.

 

[gdavison]

This has been reported on the 997 Forum

http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=207927&mpage=1

And has been mentioned on this forum

http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=204545&mpage=1

Hope this helps

G

 

[Guest]

Ok well a bit of an update and I am sure you will all think I have been on the sherry.

I have found the boot open on 3 occassions now and last week when spoke to the dealer they suggested it was due to the sensitivity of the key, perhaps brushing the surface of our front door when I put the key in the lock. Well when I found it open yesterday the keys were in the house some distance from the car and I was outside. I also tested the keys to see how sensative they were and found that you really had to push the buttons quite hard to unlock the boot.

The car has been booked into the garage next Friday to have this looked at. They have suggested it could be a neighbours wireless door bell, but I don't believe anyone within a reasonable distance of us has one. Were all knocker people!!!!!

 

[A Clift]

ORIGINAL: CatherineJ

They have suggested it could be a neighbours wireless door bell, but I don't believe anyone within a reasonable distance of us has one. Were all knocker people!!!!!

Amazing!!! Wouldn't Thatcham have something to say about a car that could be unlocked with a wireless door bell? I hope for all our sakes, this fount of all wisdom you spoke to at Porsche was talking utter b****[&:]

These little glitches with some Boxsters and Caymen make me reluctant to risk "upgrading" from my nice and (so far) secure 986 2.7.

 

[gdavison]

I have to say .. we are on our 5th Boxster (currently 987S) and "touch wood" have never had any of the issues that people talk about .. RMS, 2100 Rattles, lid rattles, Wind deflector rattles..boots randomly opening ... And may I suggest that there are a major percent of owners both on and not on this forum in the same situation. People head to forums usually to find solutions to problems they are experiencing . no one joins a forum and says "my car is perfect" and "today my car started (well maybe a TVR forum they do)" ........

Another forum we are members of is related to an incurrable disease in cats which is fatal .. if I followed the same conlusions re Boxtser reliability based on the threads in the Cat Forum I would have to conclude all cats die in 6 months .. which they dont

 

[Black80XSA]

ITs very easy to activat the key fob if the key is in your pocket, but this is not your case Catherine.

All i can suggest is that you lock the car as normal and then put both sets of keys in adrawer, so you can be absolutely certain they are not operated by accident.

Does this only happen outside your house , or when parked elsewhere ?

 

[Guest]

ORIGINAL: Black80XSA

ITs very easy to activat the key fob if the key is in your pocket, but this is not your case Catherine.

All i can suggest is that you lock the car as normal and then put both sets of keys in adrawer, so you can be absolutely certain they are not operated by accident.

Does this only happen outside your house , or when parked elsewhere ?

So far it has always been outside the house. I was adament that the first time it occurred was when the keys were in the front door and i was walking past the car (approx 4 metres from the keys) when you could here it unlock. It was only when I got back into the house that I looked back and saw the boot open.

Then last Sunday am, I have now idea when it happend, all I know is that we brought the car home on Saturday pm, parked it up and then when we returned from shopping late on Sunday morning I found the boot open, for all I know it could have been all night.

The dealer basically said it was the sensitivity of the fob, but as I have said in my earlier post I don't find the button to be sensative I really have to press it. Also my question is why is it just that button. Wouldn't you think that with 3 buttons on the fob then the law of averages would suggest that the front boot or doors would be unlocking?

 

[RICH.P]

With our last Boxster S 987, we sent it back twice because the windows kept dropping on their own and the boot/bonnet opened. They replaced a component which stopped the problem to an extent....

Whenever I drive the car, I lock it and walk away with the keys separated in my hand as they are very sensitive. I have never (touch wood) had the boot or bonnet problem since but I am very careful with the keys. However, when my partner drives the car, although she thinks she is careful, she does put the keys in her bag or pocket, and the problem has persisted but only ever when she has the keys. For example, she went for a walk, locked the door, put keys in her pocket and came home later to find the car unlocked.

I'm convinced it's about the way you handle the keys, but definately worth getting your PC to check it as this was an initial problem with ours and it was the cause of the windows dropping

 

[Rockape]

May have already covered this, but always best to check the obvious first!!

Are you sure you're not clipping, with your shoes, the boot release catch when you get out of the car? I have scuffed past it a few times (luckily not openned it).