Was driving on e-way going 70 miles per hour which is the speed limit when hood flew up and smashed into windshield the hood has not been open since nov. 21st ,2000 when I had the oil changed and this happened on feb. 1st, 2001 there was no indication that the hood had been released and when we pulled on the release lever inside truck the latch under the hood does not move there are no broken parts on the latch either.
1996 Dodge Ram locks complaints
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While driving at 55 MPH hood latch gave way, causing hood to fly up on the windshield. Dealer has been contacted.
Consumer was traveling about 55mph on the highway and hood popped off and hit windshield. Safety latch has a defect on it.
Brakes have been a continued problem with vehicle, several repairs made however continue to have problems.
Hood assembly: driving approximately 45mph down highway when suddenly the hood flew up on the vehicle. Safety latch did not work . Engineer came out and looked at vehicle and felt that it was not their responsibility.
While driving vehicle the door opened without any warning. That is a safety defect.
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