Hood Latch Problems of Ford Escort

1996 Ford Escort, unit 1 was traveling west bound on the ohio turnpike. Unit 1's hood opened and struck the windshield. Unit 1 continued on to the next emergency pull off to file the report. Bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0142-90) updated 04/22/11.

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While driving and with no warning hood latch snapped,causing hood to fly open, distracting consumer's view, and causing consumer to pull over. Dealer notified.

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Hood latch pops loose while driving. Hood does not come up/ latch does not stay tight. Consumer has not contacted dealer. Please provide any further information.

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Hood latch mechanism does not properly latch which could cause hood to fly up while vehicle is being driven. The cable to the hood release is the problem.

While driving home from work at 65 mph, both hood latch and safety latch failed allowing hood to open and wrap over the top of the car.

While traveling at 69mph hood attempted to pop & was caught by a secondary latch. Consumer was unable to close latch, and it would not release by pulling cable. But could pull it up by hand. Dealer will repair hood at consumer's cost & deductible.

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Hood latch and cable assembly failed.