Help. Hood won't shut.

[GToddyT5]

I was jumping my car yesterday and it was cold out. When I went to shut my hood, the latch wouldnt clasp and it won't shut. What can I do to fix it? It didn't look to me like anything was broken.

 

[danny g]

got the same problem. You just have to shut it with ridiculous force just throw it down. I know this sounds dumb but I don't have the time to figure out why it does this and it hasn't hurt so far.

 

[wms004]

I was jumping my car yesterday and it was cold out. When I went to shut my hood, the latch wouldnt clasp and it won't shut. What can I do to fix it? It didn't look to me like anything was broken.

when you throw it down, apply pressure with your palms to the sides of the front of the hood.. just watch your thumbs!

 

[n0v8or]

I removed the hood latch bracket and added a plastic shim between the bracket and the top of the radiator support member. Now I can close my hood with a gentle push. After I added hood struts, dropping it from 30" was no longer an option.

 

[john_324]

Rather than dropping it, I lower the hood onto the latch, reach under to trigger the latch, and then use both hands to push the hood down until it locks. When it does, give a quick pull to make sure its really closed and you're good to go...

Takes a while sometimes, but usually works.