Hood won't latch

[MY500SS]

I jacked up the front passenger side of my GT500 to remove the tire. I used the notch just behind the front tire as a lifting point as explained in the manual. After I finished working I lowered the car down and tried to close the hood but it won't latch. Everything looks good and nothing is obstructing the hood.

Any ideas ?

 

Thanks,

Dan

[Alloy Dave]

I jacked up the front passenger side of my GT500 to remove the tire. I used the notch just behind the front tire as a lifting point as explained in the manual. After I finished working I lowered the car down and tried to close the hood but it won't latch. Everything looks good and nothing is obstructing the hood.

Any ideas ?

 

Thanks,

Dan

Do you have any mods? Have you removed your strut bar? Have you rolled the car forward or backwards slightly? Appears the body is in a bind....I'd roll it a bit and jounce the front end.

[Alloy Dave]

This sounds strange, I thought the frame on these cars was VERY rigid?

That's why I asked about mods...wondering if he removed the strut bar. Or, could have put the jack in the wrong place and crumpled something.

[MY500SS]

Do you have any mods? Have you removed your strut bar? Have you rolled the car forward or backwards slightly? Appears the body is in a bind....I'd roll it a bit and jounce the front end.

 

No mods. Strut bar has not been removed. Jack was placed just behind the front tire as explained in the owners manual. I pulled the front tire to get at the radio antenna. I'll move her around some to see if that helps.

 

Thanks,

Dan

[69deluxe]

I jacked up the front passenger side of my GT500 to remove the tire. I used the notch just behind the front tire as a lifting point as explained in the manual. After I finished working I lowered the car down and tried to close the hood but it won't latch. Everything looks good and nothing is obstructing the hood.

Any ideas ?

 

Thanks,

Dan

 

Not to be condescending, but have you tried dropping it from a higher starting point? When I got my car, I was trying to be careful at first. I tried closing the hood gently and it didn't work either. I now just drop it from about >24" high. Maybe also look at your hood "bumpers" (I don't know the official name) at the front of the engine bay to see if they were somehow adjusted higher.

[LuisA]

Look at the latch, sometimes the bar moves as if it was closed and the "loop"in the hood will, obviously, not engage.

[MY500SS]

I got her to latch by lowering the 2 outside hood bumbers 1 1/2 turns. Not sure why this problem came up but I'll keep everyone posted on the fix.

 

Thanks for all your help.

Dan

[Alloy Dave]

I got her to latch by lowering the 2 outside hood bumbers 1 1/2 turns. Not sure why this problem came up but I'll keep everyone posted on the fix.

 

Thanks for all your help.

Dan

Thanks for the update Dan. I remember back early on in production a few guys were saying that at high speeds their hood would flutter and they had to adjust these tighter....looks like you had to go the opposite way.

[Grabber]

I got her to latch by lowering the 2 outside hood bumbers 1 1/2 turns. Not sure why this problem came up but I'll keep everyone posted on the fix.

 

Thanks for all your help.

Dan

Dan,

I am glad it was nothing major. wierd.