I have been doing this for over 6 months and don't remembered if there is a beep or not .Yep. You do have to wait for the car to "beep" before you open the hatch (if the car is locked). If you press and pull fast it may "catch," and I think that's what is happening for others.
I'd have to agree with the most aggravating thing I've ever encountered on a car. It makes me really dislike the car, honestly...standing there with a load of groceries and you're fighting with the gate for more than a minute.Wife's 2018 HRV hatch was the most stubborn non-opening and aggravating thing I've ever encountered on any car I've owned.
After too many weeks I figured out that the rubber seal was adhering to the door like it was glued shut. So I wiped down the rubber seal with a silicone spay and the seal no longer sticks to the hatch door and it opens easily first time, every time.
Honda must've had some kind of sticky rubber compound on that seal.
I followed your suggestion and “lubricated” the seal around the hatch. I did not have silicone spray, but I used WD40 sprayed neatly onto a paper towel and then I wiped the entire gasket surface. It was slicker and softer with no harm to the material. No longer sticky. Even in the hot street, the hatch releases readily and there is no struggle to unlatch and lift the hatch.Wife's 2018 HRV hatch was the most stubborn non-opening and aggravating thing I've ever encountered on any car I've owned.
After too many weeks I figured out that the rubber seal was adhering to the door like it was glued shut. So I wiped down the rubber seal with a silicone spay and the seal no longer sticks to the hatch door and it opens easily first time, every time.
Honda must've had some kind of sticky rubber compound on that seal.
OK. Duly noted. I didn’t realize WD40 was not benign. I’ll clean that off and I go get some silicone spray. I do have Kroil graphite spray on a shelf in my garage, but I think it might be too messy or leave stains.Oil degrades rubber over time...use silicone or graphite
FYI, WD-40 is a better cleaning agent than it is a lubricant. It probably removed whatever sticky residue was causing your problem, Agree that the silicone lube is best for your application.OK. Duly noted. I didn’t realize WD40 was not benign. I’ll clean that off and I go get some silicone spray. I do have Kroil graphite spray on a shelf in my garage, but I think it might be too messy or leave stains.
Thanks for the materials advice. I think I love this forum more than my HRV!
HATE this and dealer can’t fix the ‘sticking’ issue!!Here is how it goes for me. I've got the EX with proximity key.
1. Walk up to HRV hatch Press the button. Car beeps to say it is unlocking the trunk. I release the button.
2. Press the button again, and it makes a click and kinda "half unlocks", allowing me to open the hatch maybe 1/2" or so?
3. Press the button a 3rd time, and it will fully unlock this time.
Anyone else having this issue?
I also have this issue. There are times that I just give up and open the side doors and place groceries there. Frustrating.Here is how it goes for me. I've got the EX with proximity key.
1. Walk up to HRV hatch Press the button. Car beeps to say it is unlocking the trunk. I release the button.
2. Press the button again, and it makes a click and kinda "half unlocks", allowing me to open the hatch maybe 1/2" or so?
3. Press the button a 3rd time, and it will fully unlock this time.
Anyone else having this issue?
I would like to just walk up to the car and the trunk will open automatically (when I press the ‘’handle” on the hatch. I don’t want to have to search for my key.mine is on 1st try, i hold the rubber switch for 5 secs or so and it releases every time in full.