Trunk Lid Tension Adjustment

Excellent point, for those still under warranty. It would be interesting hearing the discussion with the dealer, whether the behavior is "normal", or not, especially with a vehicle that they don't have on hand to compare against.

The service rep was concerned about that this morning, which I appreciated, and we first spent a bit of time comparing a new Accord, but they weren't side-by side for a close comparison. The Accord trunk lid seems to behave a bit differently than the Clarity, even with the new springs.

 

Glad to see you were successful getting a warranty replacement of your springs, and that it made a difference. Your comment about the trunk closing when you were parked on your driveway (presumably uphill), reminded me that I previously had the same experience. When I had parked on the steepest part of my driveway, to bring the emptied garbage can in, the trunk lid would drop down on me, and I had given up trying to do that. I just tried it several times with my newly installed springs, and the lid stayed up. If I left the lid down a few inches it wouldn't hold, but at least I know it will now stay up if fully raised.