2005 Nissan Maxima "secondary hood latch" Questions

...secondary latch prevents a hood from flying open and hinder vision. So when you say hood flew open, you mean all the way open blocking windshield? If so, you have a major issue with latch. If it only ...

...has broken and the hood is actually unlatched so long as the lever is pulled. Check this by having someone pull and hold the lever from inside while you try to open the hood and release the

secondary and primary hood latches. please help me I can not get the hood open on a 2005 maxima. I don"t know which way to push or pull . Right or left or in or out. I need to get onder the hood .HELP

secondary hood latch will not release I can manually move the secondary latch, but the hood will not open. Can the secondary latch be unbolted? it can be unbolted,but it sounds like your primary latch

...ideas how to get the hood open? Get a long screwdriver and try to release the secondary latch that way. Or if you have small hands reach up under the hood and pull the secondary latch toward the

...hood that will not latch shut. When I push down, it gets under the secondary latch, but the primary latch will not fully lock down. So it's only half-way latched shut. Help? You need to replace the ...

...the secondary, if you were to drop the hood from about a foot from the car, that will engage the primary latch... once latched, you should not be able to budge the hood until you pull the hood ...

...hood closed tight. secondary is when you pop the hood but it still holds it until you pull the release. if the hood wont latch at all, most likely it is off center or bent. if bolts come loose from ...

secondary latch is all that keeps the hood down when driving. Is there a way to open the main latch to receive the hood pin? look down at the latch and make sure the cable is returning all the way the

...hood from inside, but secondary latch will not allow hood to open any further. Just as an aside, the battery is dead. Find a lever near the hood latch and push or pull it to release the hook. Then ...