Question Baggage door opens during trip?

[Joe Hogan]

On our way home from the Keys the front baggage on the drivers side opened.
What is the best way you sure they stayed latched?
We both checked it prior to departure. It was locked tight.
The entire trip was on relatively smooth roads, typical US roads.

 

[flyboy013]

I had once adjusted the wires attached to the handles because I thought there was too much slack. About a mile after I left the campground I found that the one of those compartment doors had opened. The lesson learned was to keep a sufficient amount of slack so that the doors don't accidentally open. I have since also installed a smart switch that notifies me when the basement light comes on (ie door opened) when I'm driving.

 

[DennisT]

Our lift up entertainment bay door used to come loose while traveling.

Mothership adjusted the catch so it is tighter now and can’t vibrate to unlatched. Luckily it is heavy enough that it never swung up before we had it adjusted.

 

[bpaikman]

That's a very good topic -

I had once adjusted the wires attached to the handles because I thought there was too much slack. About a mile after I left the campground I found that the one of those compartment doors had opened. The lesson learned was to keep a sufficient amount of slack so that the doors don't accidentally open. I have since also installed a smart switch that notifies me when the basement light comes on (ie door opened) when I'm driving.

Smart switch? Link? We've not yet had bay doors come open, but they seem difficult - we frewuently have to adjust the tension.

 

[flyboy013]

Totally custom using a Wemos D1 mini (ESP8266) connected to WiFi networking feeding a homegrown SmartHome system.

 

[team bradfield]

we had one open while still in the campground, I now pull on the bottom of each door prior to departure, been good so far

 

[J&JD]

we had one open while still in the campground, I now pull on the bottom of each door prior to departure, been good so far

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[Joe Hogan]

Typically we both separately walk around and check baggage doors as was done in this instance. Pull on the bottom of each door. Not sure what went wrong here. I checked the cable tension, not much slack. I'll determine what needs to be done to get more slack.

Last time this happened the result was a ~$4k repair bill :-(