Hood won't close *RAGE*

[Mr. Burns]

my hood latch will no longer engage and catch.

slamming the hood down doesn't help.

I'd sprayed the latch with wd-40/younameit and nothing make it want to operate normally any more.

how have you repaired this issue?

new cable/latch?
just latch?

such a PITA.

[Desaevious]

This is happening to me RIGHT NOW. With 50mph winds coming. RIGHT NOW. Fuck you E30, only at the worst time do you pull this shit on me.

[Mr. Burns]

pretty much same thing happened to me.

cruising at 50-60mph on highway, calm weather, sunny day.

*BOOM* the whole hood lifts up, thank god it opens reverse style...scared the hell outta me.

simply gave up I guess?

[ttrousdell]

if you take a large screwdriver and push it down can you get it to click/lock. It if moves free and doesnt lock when pushed all the way down the latch is probably worn out.

[Exodus_2pt0]

pretty much same thing happened to me.

cruising at 50-60mph on highway, calm weather, sunny day.

*BOOM* the whole hood lifts up, thank god it opens reverse style...scared the hell outta me.

simply gave up I guess?

If it gave out while driving, replace the latch. If it just wouldn't close after opening it, then I would say try to repair.

[E30Gus]

I had this happen on the highway. I took the latch out and cleaned it the best I could then lubed it. This should fix it unless parts are bent somehow.

[AndrewBird]

Make sure the release handle inside the car is returning back all the way. If it is stuck pulled a bit, the hood won't latch.

[defaultName]

Most likely only the latch needs to be replaced and not the cable.

My hood wouldn't latch down so I bought a new latch and cable because I wan't sure what it was.

It's quick and easy to replace (and cheap) and I would recommend not trying to fix it. I tried to fix mine while I waited for the latch to arrive and it didn't work.