A lot of force required to close doors/trunk?

[GT Pony]

Thanks for the replies everyone. So everyone seems to experiencing a stubborn trunk. Maybe they'll improve that in next year's model. But for closing the doors it's a mixed response.

My trunk shut pretty hard until I adjusted the latch. Now the trunk is better aligned, AND it shuts without a ton of force. There are threads here somewhere that show how to adjust the trunk latch. It's pretty easy, would take ~15 min if you know how to do it. See link in Post #45 above.

And as some have said, it closes best if you get the trunk lid down about 8~10 inches from closed, then give it a good shove.

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[Strokerswild]

Doors close easy, trunk not so much. I need to look at adjusting it....

 

[carsontech]

My doors take 3 times to close. I've never had a car that I have to He-man the damn doors to shut them.

My trunk closes fine.

 

[TMAN1985]

I put a dent in my trunk closing the damn thing. Had to get a paintless dent removal guy to fix it. I've found you have to push at the bottom of the plastic piece in the center and slam the trunk. It's quite ridiculous.

 

[hedonest]

Major issue closing the trunk. Have to almost always slam it to shut else, it might seem closed but gives a warning light on the inside. glad to know I am not unique with this

 

[Dat37tho]

Hood closes rather easy, never had any trouble with it
Door do require a bit of force but far from what I would call slamming. It feels like the door snugs shut, even after a bit of force to it. Alignment seems fine so I'm not worried about it.
Trunk is a little weird. It also requires some force to close, much more than the doors. Sometimes I do feel like I'm slamming it though. Odd to see that this seems to be a reoccurring problem with alot of other people though

 

[burntire]

Just picked up my 2016. Drivers side door takes more effort than the passenger. Hood and trunk close fine.

 

[spitfirered1976]

My doors take a medium pull to close them and my alignment looks just like your pics; have no problem with the hood; the trunk can be a bitch I have noticed it closes a lot easier with a door opened or a window open. I am going to adjust he latch.

 

[car]

For the trunk issue I did this, it wasn't too easy, but it's not hard either, it works great, and the panels look more aligned now.

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showpost.php?p=645632&postcount=16

Which bolts do you adjust?

 

[thezonster]

Trunk definitely requires more force that it should and frequently requires multiple attempts to close. Ford should fix that. Ive had no trouble at all with the hood and doors.

 

[Turbo Ghost]

My trunk closes easier than anything.

Driver's door takes extra effort, often gets stuck on the first latch detent. The driver's door was also misaligned and I adjusted the striker. It is now aligned but takes more effort to close.

The trunk on my '14 felt like it took 50lbs of force to close, it was ridiculous.

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