I have a 2008 LT 4-door sedan. I pulled up somewhere, opened the truck and got stuff out -- and the truck will not latch shut!! And because there's no maintenance manual, I have no clue what the trunk latch is supposed to look like - which way is ready to latch and what looks like it's jacked.

Mine looks like this:
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I pushed the white part with my key, and it rotated around and the hook came down and latched. So I think this is supposed to be the "ready" position. And it did rotate easily enough without undue force, so it's not stuck.

But closing the trunk lid doesn't activate the latch. I tried closing hard and soft, and pushing in slightly. There's nothing in the way, and neither the driver's seat pull nor the inside-the-trunk pull are stuck in the latch-open position.

If anyone can give me any help on this, I'd really appreciate it. I can't drive much of anywhere with the trunk lid flapping, and duct tape is hard to clean off!

Ed