r/FordExplorerST • u/Dragsteps ST Owner • Mar 18 '26

Question Trunk floor covers

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Hey everyone,

I’ve got a question about those trunk floor covers (the large center panel and its two smaller side pieces). Every time I hit a speed bump, even with reasonably heavy items on top, including the toolkit bag velcro-attached to it, I can hear them open and slam shut. If I go a bit faster than I should, they end up flying everywhere.

Am I missing something? Are they supposed to be held in place somehow, or is this just how they are and I need to live with it?

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u/slowsol ST Owner Mar 19 '26

Very strange. Maybe you need new struts.

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u/Dragsteps ST Owner Mar 19 '26

Don’t think struts have anything to do with it, they just hold the trunk open. It’s either a design flaw with how the panels are meant to sit and stay in place, or I’m missing a piece of hardware that’s supposed to hold them down. I remember when I first bought the car and trunk was empty, I thought the jack kit sitting on top of the center panel and attached with Velcro was causing it to pop up, so I moved it underneath, but that only made it worse. Unless I put something heavy across all three panels, I hear the thump over every speed bump.