Please help: need trunk latch pics

[2010AveoLT]

Did a bit more investigation by folding down the seats and inspecting the latch while someone pushed the trunk lid down.

The bail just wasn't getting into the latch far enough. I loosened the bolts and pulled the bail all the way up, and it still didn't catch. I took off the rubber bumpers from the trunk lid - still wouldn't go down and catch the bail. I could see it if the hook was catching the bail and rotating shut, but wouldn't stay - then I'd suspect one of the pull cables was stuck. But the hook isn't even being activated.

I'm really at a loss here. Any thoughts?

Ed

see if you can adjust either the striker (the true name of the bail) up or the latch down. i'd also look into the escape cable because i experimented on my 2010 and pulling the escape cable prevented the latch from latching.