C8 Corvette frunks are popping open on the road, and Chevy has an idea why

[Bryan]

There’s nothing more challenging than change, and for Corvette disciples, no change to America’s sports car has been greater than the move to a mid-engine platform. As they rack up the miles, many Corvette owners find themselves wondering whether the the mid-engine platform means that everything operates differently—including, it appears, the front trunk. The frunk, as it’s better known, has become something of a sticking point in NHTSA complaints for the new C8 Corvette, with owners reporting that the frunks are blowing open while driving. The common theme is that the owner was driving down the roads at a “prudent” pace, usually on surface streets and not on freeways, when the frunk popped open shortly after departure.

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[Biebs]

More Money than Brains!!  Check your Car before Driving!!!

[MeJ]

I can't imagine the engineering team that built this incredible machine would overlook something like this. I would have to chalk it up to user error.

[CJinSD]

I'm guessing that pressure to make the C8 hit a price point meant that several cents were shaved from the minimum viable cost of a plethora of components. 

[8TY4SPD_MNL13GS]

As the old Corvette adage goes......never purchase the first year of a new Generation!

[DSmith]

Excuse me, but what is a "Frunks" ?

[JimR]

Yeah...they failed to make closing the trunk idiot-proof and a “plethora” of mouth-breathers apparently have bought the car now....making the issue known. And like those who can’t tell when their tires are flat, they’ll get another idiot-light. 

[8TY4SPD_MNL13GS]

A Front Trunk, referring to the C8s front storage space.

[Bill]

oh yeah, blame the driver like none of us ever learned to close a hood either. GM living up to its reputation. Like Ford blaming Pinto owners for gas tank explosions, oh yeah Ford never did that

[spoom]

Maybe they should have gone with a front-hinged frunk lid if nobody knew how to design a positive latch? There's a lot of other vehicles out there (Chevy and others) whose "front covers" aren't blowing open, hard for me to blame the drivers on this one.