NHTSA — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Hood: Latch Problems

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definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
25,300 miles

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2004 Subaru Forester accessories - exterior problems

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2004 Subaru Forester Owner Comments

problem #1

Apr 092007

Forester 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 25,300 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Hood latch released while driving on interstate at 65 mph. Occurred twice in less than 30 minutes. This occurred when coming off a bridge and the road bump caused the hood to pop up one inch. The secondary latch continued to operate, but this could cause a catastrophic failure of the hood.

- Vienna, VA, USA

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