Use these steps to plan your diagnostic strategy. If
you follow them carefully, you will be sure that you
have exhausted most of the possible ways to find a
hood fault.
1. Gather information from the customer.

2. Verify that the condition described by the

customer exists.

3. Find the malfunction by following the Symptom

Chart.

4. Verify malfunction is eliminated.

TROUBLE SYMPTOM CHART

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SYMPTOM PROCEDURES

INSPECTION PROCEDURE 1: Difficult Locking and Unlocking

DIAGNOSIS

STEP 1. Check that the release cable is routed
correctly.

Q: Is the release cable routed correctly?

YES :

Go to Step 2.

NO :

Re-route the release cable. Then go to Step
4.

STEP 2. Check the engagement of the hood latch
and hood striker.

Q: Are the hood latch and hood striker engaged

correctly?
YES :

Go to Step 3.

NO :

Adjust the hood latch (Refer to

P.42A-5

Then go to Step 4.

STEP 3. Check for proper lubrication of release
cable.

Q: Is the release cable properly lubricated?

YES :

Go to Step 4.

NO :

Lubricate, then go to Step 4.

STEP 4. Retest the system.

Q: Does the hood lock operate easily?

YES :

The procedure is complete.

NO :

Return to Step 1.

Symptom

Inspection procedure

Reference page

Difficult locking and unlocking

P.42A-4

Uneven body clearance

P.42A-5

Uneven height

P.42A-5

HOOD

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BODY

42A-5

INSPECTION PROCEDURE 2: Uneven Body Clearance

DIAGNOSIS

STEP 1. Check the clearance around the hood.

Q: Is the clearance around the hood even?

YES :

Go to Step 2.

NO :

Adjust the hood (Refer to

P.42A-5

). Then go

to Step 2.

STEP 2. Retest the system.

Q: Are the clearances between body panels even?

YES :

The procedure is complete.

NO :

Return to Step 1.

INSPECTION PROCEDURE 3: Uneven Height

DIAGNOSIS

STEP 1. Check the hood damper height.

Q: Is the hood damper height proper?

YES :

Go to Step 2.

NO :

Adjust the hood damper (Refer to

P.42A-6

Then go to Step 2.

STEP 2. Retest the system.

Q: Are the hood and body height even?

YES :

The procedure is complete.

NO :

Return to Step 1.

ON-VEHICLE SERVICE

ADJUSTMENT OF CLEARANCE AROUND HOOD

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1. Loosen the hood hinge mounting bolts but do not remove

them. Move the hood hinge back/forth and left/right to align
the hood level.

2. After the adjustment, tighten the hood hinge mounting bolts

to 12

± 2 N⋅ m (102 ± 22 in-lb).

ALIGNMENT OF HOOD LATCH AND STRIKER

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1. Remove the headlight support panel cover (Refer to

GROUP 51, Front Bumper Assembly and Radiator Grille

P.51-3

AC708442

Hood hinge

HOOD

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BODY

42A-6

2. Loosen the hood latch mounting bolts but do not remove

them. Move the hood latch up/down and left/right to align the
hood level and adjust the hood striker engagement.

3. After the adjustment, tighten the hood latch mounting bolts

to 9.0

± 1.0 N⋅ m (80 ±9 in-lb).

4. Install the headlight support panel cover. (Refer to GROUP

51, Front Bumper Assembly and Radiator Grille

P.51-3

ADJUSTMENT OF HOOD HEIGHT

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Turn the damper to the dimension shown in the figure to adjust
the hood height. If the hood height is still not even, turn the
damper again until the height is even. The damper height is
altered by roughly 4 mm (0.16 inch) when the damper is rotated
one full turn.
NOTE: If a rattling noise is heard due to the vibration of the
hood when the vehicle is being driven, adjust the damper
height until the damper is seated on the hood.

AC608554

Hood latch

AC608529

AC609009

AC608483

19.2 mm
(0.75 inch)

Section A – A

Damper

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