What in the @#$%!!!
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What in the @#$%!!!
I pulled into a shopping center today, the driveway was allitle steep so i took it at an angel, and when the car flexed, my hood popped open! Has this ever happend to anyone? Should i be concerned?
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Originally Posted by BigJoe
Never! I'd never get out of my driveway if this happened every time. Maybe the hood was down but not all the way latched? Sometimes it takes a bit of muscle to make the latches catch.
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Originally Posted by 1-bad-z06
...... and when the car flexed, my hood popped open! Has this ever happend to anyone? Should i be concerned?
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Originally Posted by 99BlueCoupe
I've had that happen to me a few times. 1 time I was on the highway doing 75 mph. Pulled over and pushed it down at the latch. Sometimes it doesn't catch all the way.
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Haven't had it happen to mine. I'm like BigJoe, maybe the hood wasn't latched all the way down to begin with. Either that, or you need some adjustments for your latches.
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I had one side pop up when I hit a bump. I was fairly new to the C5 and was just under the hood the other day. I pulled over, looked under the hood at where exactly the latch was and pushed down. Haven't had a problem since. To this day, every time I open the hood, I look along the side to make sure I align my hand right over the latch before I push down. They are further away from the corners than you might think.
