Chevrolet looking into reports of C8 Corvette frunk flying open at speed

Handful of owners say even at 40 km/h, their hoods suddenly turned into an air brake

The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette introduced a lot of firsts for the model, including the first “frunk” in the model’s history.

Unfortunately, that frunk may have a problem not new to Chevrolets at all: its lid opening unexpectedly, per the reports of three separate owners.

[UPDATE: The number of complaints is now up to five owners. Chevrolet seems to imply it thinks the problem is operator error. A statement from General Motors shared by the MidEngineCorvetteForum reads: “After isolated reports of 2020 Chevrolet Corvette hoods being inadvertently left open while being driven, the engineering team is investigating the potential issue and will be working to prevent them moving forward. We have not been able to identify any mechanical issues related this situation. We’re looking at ways we can improve warnings of the hood being open by increasing the volume of warning chimes and changing the messaging that appears in the DIC. Vehicles already in the field would receive these changes through over-the-air updates.”]

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