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Standard trunk items. If the carpet strips are not used for any other purpose, like getting traction after getting stuck in snow/mud, then I suggest using old towels instead which can come in handy for cleaning up after changing a wheel, etc. Towels also take up less room.

You still need to determine if the latch is in the lock or the rear hatch itself. Raise the hatch and bang in the bottom of it with your fist, just in case there is a nut or bolt that came loose.

After the hatch is closed, can you push on the bottom and get any play?

My other brand of SUV has a separate latching motor that doesn't always engage. I found that after closing the hatch, just pulling on the hatch starts up the motor and the lock engages. I suppose there is a 'fix' for that, but I am too cheap to go to the dealer and spend $$$ for a new latch motor and $$$ for labor.

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