Hood Latch?

no it' part of an assembly check with dealer they may have it.

Yeah I called the dealer....they said I'd have to buy the whole assembly because they don't sell the parts individually. I'm definitely not spending 56$ for something that is just a broken spring...

then to a hardware store and measure with latch closed then open that should put you close enough. or get one from a junkyard.

Went to a hardware store and bought a spring, put it in and it works fine! Thanks

I am unable to open the hood of the ford taurus. Once Open I expect i should be able to repair or replace whatever needs attention but for now I need to know how to release the latch. The cable pull inside the car seems to work ( at least against a spring under the hood from the sound of it ) but i can't get beyond that point

Have somebody push down on hood while you pull cable.

Had pushed and pulled on that hood several times with no luck. this time however, it finally popped open. I Was actually expecting other advice. Good to know i wasn't too far off base. You may have a new customer, will definitely let others know about this site. Thanks for the suggestion.

Your welcome glad it worked and cable not broken that is a different story. Can you make adjustment to get it right?

After operating the latch release a few times everything seemed to be working freely, so put some penetrating oil on the working parts, cleaned up and put very light oil on the hood pistons. Worked things a few times more and expect I've got it taken care of although this may be something to watch out for in the future

Hello my issue is with my latch assembly it closes but latch will not lock hood in its place the cord is not broken just the lock park of this, it appears the spring is broken, this is whats I believe why the hood is not locking in place how can I replace this without damaging the cord of the latch assembly.


Thank you
Jay

Need new hood latch its about $ 44 from the dealer
buy the new one 1st and before disconnecting the old one out
cable detach from the old one to fit on the new one not bad of a job you can do it

The hood latch will not lock the hood closed. The release in the car pulls out and back into place; however, when I press or slam the hood down the latch will not catch and hold. I tried to manually shut the latch by pressing down on the hook with a screwdriver. the latch moves downward but the locking mechanism will not activate.

Have you tried to lubericate it?

Already tried to lubericate the latch with WD-40

Thanks! All fixed...detached part and replaced spring on the bottom of the latch.

Great! I'm glad you fixed it. Let us know if you have questions in the future.

Joe

Hood won't stay latched. Tried WD40 like other websites suggested and that didn't work. Large tight spring is not broken as other sites suggested. While taking the assembly apart, I noticed a small spring that is 1-1/4" tall with a small hook on it (picture enclosed)sticking up from the body ?? of the car. I noticed the hook on top was not hooked to anything but the closest thing was the cable. Two questions: 1) was this spring my initial problem? Because it wasn't attached to anything, was it not allowing another part to work properly and thus lock my hood? and 2) since it appears it was attached to the body of the car somehow, can it be replaced?

It is probably the return spring for the release cable.

Doesn't answer either question. Anyone one else??

these are parts of the hood latch.youll need to replace the latch assy.jeff

The little spring appears to be attached to the body of the car and not the latch assembly. It's a very thin spring that I can pull apart with my fingers. It is NOT the large heavy spring on the latch itself. I think the comment above from rivermikerat sounds correct. Were you able to view the picture of the return spring for the release cable? It really does appear that it was attached to the body of the car. I'm hoping not because the piecve it was mounted to was part of the front end of the car. I'm not doubting your knowledge but it's the difference between spending $30 and spending 99 cents.

The only pictures visible are of the broken spring and clip. IS there a return spring presently on the release lever at the end of the latch release cable?

Mike: Let me take a picture tonight. That may help clear things up.

How do I open the hood of my car since the hood latch cable broke?

try to get under the car and reach up and see ifyou can unlatch it witha screwdriver. If not you can try and take a long screwdriver and go fromt eh front. you might be able to pull off a panel on the fascia to reach the latch.

Ok. I'll be here.

I'll try to download the picture from my phone tomorrow while at work and someone can help me. The only spring is the one that has alot of tension in it and it's encased in plastic. It's running horizontally as you look down.

Ok. I downloaded the image you attached at first of the spring and clip and drew an arrow on it. If you look at where the arrow is pointed at, you'll see that this spring is broken. That may be your problem. Where was that clip attached?

Thanks. I will look into it but we may need to end up just replacing the latch as I am not sure we will find that detailed info.

That's what I did. Bought a new latch. I took the car to a Ford Dealership today and they said the little spring didn't belong where I found it. I came off the latch and they brought a new latch out and showed me where it went. I bought a new one on the internet and plan on installing it this weekend. $40 including shipping, handling and tax. Now I would like to find the instructions to install it since I doubt they come with it. I'm only worried about installing the release cable to the new latch and not the latch itself. I'm hoping I can use my currently-installed cable.

You can use the old cable. The latch should just be bolted in. Not hard to remove or replace.

Thanks Rivermike.

My pleasure Jeff. Tell your friends about us!

2001 taurus

my hood won't latch when I close it. The cable isn't broken, maybe a little loose, but I can't find anything wrong with any of the parts. ANy ideas?

Thanks.

keep hood open and go insode and pull the lever ,let hood down slowly and see if the latch and the catch line up if not you will need to bend tha catch in the right position may be something else but start there

thanks , jim

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Absolutely. I just found this site and will be visiting it often. You guys are quick and accurate in your responses and i appreciate the assistance.

thanks, I'll give it a shot.

It's our pleasure.

Everything seems to line up, and with a screwdriver I can push the mechanism down and it will latch (and the release handle will then release it) but when I close the hood it looks like it just doesn't go down far enough to catch.

I MIGHT AS WELL JUMP IN!

WHEN I GET STUMPED ON STUFF LIKE THIS

I FIND ANOTHER---USED CAR LOT---WALMART--CONVENIENCE STORE, WHERE EVER! (MIGHT TAKE AWHILE FOR THE WALMART GUY TO COME OUT) BUT JUST ASK TO SEE THE ASSEMBLY, 'ROUND HERE, PEOPLE ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP.

ONE THING I WOULD RECOMMEND----DON'T GET 'ER OVER 10 MPH (OR EVEN THAT) NOTHING LIKE A HOOD FOLDED BACK OVER THE WINDSHIELD, OR A NEW HOOD AND WINDSHIELD.

IN THE CASE I'M MOST FAMILIAR WITH, THAT PRICELESS LOOK ON MY FRIENDS FACE (MINE TOO! HUMAN INSTINCT IS TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER 1ST, BEFORE YOU FROLIC INTO ETERNITY...OR NOT) WHEN SUDDENLY, THAT "LOUD GUT WRENCHING RACKET" AT 55 MPH AND THEN YOU JUST CAN'T SEE NUTHIN' IN FRONT OF YOU!

GOOD LUCK SIR

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