Hood Hinge Problems of Ford Explorer

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the front hood of the vehicle would not remain open in a fixated position. If the hood collapses onto a person, he or she could be seriously injured or killed. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the cause of the failure was the front hood lift cylinder. She has not had the vehicle inspected. The failure mileage was 75,000 and current mileage was 82,000. Updated 4/23/09 updated 04/28/09.

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The contact owns a 1999 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rod that is used to keep the hood lifted is too small. The rod does not keep the hood propped up and causes it to close. The hood has never fallen on him, but he has had many close calls. The vehicle has not been to the dealer, but they stated that the failure was the contact's responsibility. The current mileage was 35,000 and failure mileage was 30,000.

I had opened my hood to check the fluid levels and the two gas supports that hold it up failed and the hood almost hit me in the head. Had I not been paying attention it would have came down on my head and caused serious injury.

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Lifted the hood of the truck and the supports failed. The hood almost came down on my head.

: the contact stated in cold weather, the hinges do not hold the hood in the upright position. This caused the hood to fall on the contact's head and neck, causing minor injuries. The hood hinges were replaced by the dealership, but this has not corrected the problem.

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The hood had too much weight. The rams that held the hood were not strong enough and caused to hood to fall down. The rams were replaced.

The factory hood shocks are too small and cannot hold the weight of the hood. This resulted in the hood slamming shut without warning. The hood would stay up for five minutes.

I was checking fuses under the hood of our 98 Ford Explorer when the hood came down without provocation, crushing fingers on my left hand. The pistons that hold the hood up, gave way causing this accident. To date I have difficulty using my left hand correctly. I spoke with many attorneys and they said since there has not been any similar cases to mine, none would pursue it. I called Ford and they said they would make a note of the incident. Ford manufactured a defect, harmed me and everyone just wants to round file the case. Would your group like to see pictures of my crushed finger? it happened, and Ford is responsible. Is there anything I can do? garry melott.

The pressurized lift rods which hold the hood up failed several times, but the first time the hood fell and pinned my fingers under the closed hood. I feel the cooler air temperature (45 degrees) contributed to the failure. It hasn't occured during the warmer times of the year.

1999 Explorer hood does not stay open when lifted. The gas lift supports failed and caused the hood to come crashing down on the consumer's head. The hood caused a gash and swelling on the consumer's forehead.

Due to the location of the hood cable, the cable is pressing against the battery, causing the acid to eat through the cable, consumer is also unable to open the hood of the vehicle due to the problem. Please provide any further details.

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