What's the matter when the hood is open but stuck?
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The car hood may be stuck due to a damaged front hood switch, a detached or broken front hood cable, or insufficient lubrication of the front hood lock tooth spring causing it to jam. You can drive the car to a nearby repair shop or 4S store and ask a mechanic to inspect and repair it. Here is some additional information: 1. Function: The hood is made of rubber foam and aluminum foil materials. While reducing engine noise, it can also isolate the heat generated during engine operation, effectively protecting the paint surface on the hood and preventing aging. 2. Principle: For objects moving at high speed in the air, the air resistance and turbulence generated by the airflow around the moving object will directly affect its trajectory and speed. The shape of the hood can effectively adjust the direction of airflow relative to the car's movement and the resistance force acting on the car, reducing the impact of airflow on the car. Through airflow guidance, air resistance can be decomposed into beneficial forces, increasing the force of the front tires on the ground, which is beneficial for the car's driving stability. The streamlined appearance of the hood is basically designed based on this principle.
I ran into this same headache this morning! The hood popped up but just wouldn't budge open, had me sweating bullets. After staring at the front end forever, I realized the release cable was stuck like a rubber band with no stretch. Called over Old Wang from the repair shop next door—he pried open the small side panel on the engine bay with a screwdriver, fished around inside, and finally found the emergency release. Took twenty minutes of wrestling before we heard that satisfying 'click.' Old Wang said this happens most in winter when the latch freezes over or the cable wears out, and showed me how applying grease to the latch can prevent it. Next time, don't yank it brute-force; fishing for the emergency lever through the gap with a hook works best.
