Hit horn, hood pops?
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Hit horn, hood pops?
Yesterday we were taking the Mustang for a little drive and we had a car pull out right in front of us. I was on brakes and no where near an accident but I still blew the horn just to let the driver know I was there .... and when I hit that horn button, the hood popped up.
Safety latch caught it, but what a freak thing? Never before seen such.
Stopped, opened hood and shut well, no more issues.
Safety latch caught it, but what a freak thing? Never before seen such.
Stopped, opened hood and shut well, no more issues.
Last edited by tbear853; 9/7/15 at 09:01 PM.
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bet it was hard braking, coincidence on the horn... maybe the latch had just barely caught, and distortion from hard braking pulled the core support a few thou, enough to pop it...
worry-wart I am, I'd inspect the frontend- just to make sure subframe bolts are all snug, no cracks in paint around fender bolt heads that might indicate flexing, etc...
dont have a shaker do you? a soft motor mount might let the engine slide forward 1/4" or so under severe braking- especially on a rough road- where it might 'bump' the hood?
probably just a sticky latch, hard braking, maybe on a bumpy road...
I had a 71 LTD in highschool, forgot to put my hoodpins in one day- felt like the frontend rose up a foot as the hood caught air, just before the corners broke the windshield- scary thing... my 06 has hood pins- umm, but I kept the latch this time
worry-wart I am, I'd inspect the frontend- just to make sure subframe bolts are all snug, no cracks in paint around fender bolt heads that might indicate flexing, etc...
dont have a shaker do you? a soft motor mount might let the engine slide forward 1/4" or so under severe braking- especially on a rough road- where it might 'bump' the hood?
probably just a sticky latch, hard braking, maybe on a bumpy road...
I had a 71 LTD in highschool, forgot to put my hoodpins in one day- felt like the frontend rose up a foot as the hood caught air, just before the corners broke the windshield- scary thing... my 06 has hood pins- umm, but I kept the latch this time
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