1992 TOYOTA CAMRY Structure Problems

BOTH FRONT DOORS CANNOT OPEN EITHER FROM EXTERIOR NOR INTERIOR WITH KEY. KEYS WORK FINE. LATCH/DOOR KNOB BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE DON'T WORK AND NO SAFE EXIT OF VEHICLE EXCEPT THROUGH BACK DOOR. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $500 PER DOOR PLUS OTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEES TO FIX. I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO HAVE CAR TOWED IN FOR THEM TO DO DIAGNOSTICS ON IT. STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE DOORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAS TO BE HANDLED BY THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE. I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND THE CUSTOMER AGENT STATED THAT THIS IS NOT TOYOTA'S PROBLEM AS THE CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY.

Mileage: 160,000

THE HYDRAULIC STRUTS USED TO TO HOLD THE HOOD OPEN FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 5 YEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY INDICATION, THE HOOD CAME DOWN WHILE I WAS CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL. IT ALMOST CRUSHED MY HANDS. I HAD THE STRUTS REPLACED 5 YEARS AGO WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ON 7/23/01 AND ASKED IF THEY OR THEIR DEALERS HAD RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THEIR RESPONSE, ON THE SAME DAY WAS, "NO" (FYI THE TOYOTA INCIDENT # IS 010723-000028). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN SEVERELY INJURE PEOPLE WORKING UNDER THE HOOD - WHICH IS RATHER HEAVY AND COMES DOWN WITH MUCH FORCE. THERE IS NO SAFETY ROD OR WARNING DEVICE TO LET ONE KNOW WHEN THESE STRUTS ARE READY TO LET GO. I SENT TOYOTA AN E-MAIL PERTAINING TO THIS MATTER. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FORWARD IT AND THEIR RESPONSE IF YOU DESIRE.*AK

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. WHEN CONSUMER PULLED HANDLE IT SNAPPED AND BROKE OFF FROM DOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

POWER LOCKS ON DRIVER'S DOOR JAMMED SHUT AND COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR WITH THE KEY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY

HOOD ASSEMBLY IS HELP OPEN BY GAS PISTONS. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1994 THE ENGINE HOOD WOULD STAY UP FOR 10 TO 15 SECONDS AND THEN COME CRASHING DOWN SUDDENLY. THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET YOUR BODY UNDER IT. I GOT STRUCK ON THE LEFT SHOULDER THE FIRST TIME. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE GAS PISTONS. THIS WAS 6 YEARS AGO. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPNED TO ME. I LIFTED THE HOOD. IT STATYED UP. I WENT TO CHECK THE OIL AND THE HOOD CAME CRASHING DOWN ON ME. FORTUNATELY I GOT OUT OF THE WAY. THE HOOD IS VERY HEAVY AND IT FALLS FAST. THE BAD THING IS THAT IT STATS UP AT FIRST AND THEN SUDDENLY CRASHES DOWN ON YOU. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SERIOUS HURT SOMEONE.

WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO THE TRUNK AREA THROUGH THE REFLECTOR PANELS, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REFLECTOR PANELS AND DRILLED HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK LID. THE CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH PISTON SUPPORT RODS FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL AND WILL NOT STAY UP. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS. DRIVER UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM BOTH SIDES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

HYDRAULIC HOOD LIFT SUPPORTS DO NOT HOLD THE HOOD OPEN. IT COMES DOWN AS FAST AS YOU OPEN IT. IS THERE A CORRECTIVE ACTION OR RECALL ON THIS FAILURE FOR ME TO PERSUE?

BOTH SIDES OF HOOD SUPPORTS.

STRONG ARMS ON HOOD FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

HOOD STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL ONTO CONSUMER.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED CAUSING HOOD TO COLLAPSE. (MS)

HOOD SUPPORTS FAIL, CAUSING HOOD TO CLOSE.

FRONT HOOD STRUTS ON LEFT SIDE FAILED.

HOOD DOES NOT REMAIN HELD OR STATIONERY WHEN DRIVEN DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPRINGS. *AK

VEHICLE'S HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING GREAT DIFFICULTY IN HOLDING THE ENGINE HOOD AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO KEEP HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.

TRUNK LID FAILED TO STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION DUE TO MISSING STRUTS.

# PE96 040, THE TWO SMALL HOOD SUPPORTS WHICH HOLD THE HOOD OPEN HAVE FAILED, HOOD FALLS CLOSED INSTEAD OF STAYING IN THE UP POSITION. *AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP.

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO KEEP HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.

OWNER STATES THAT UPON RASING THE HOOD IT FALLS, OWNER IS CONCERNED OF INJURIES SHE SUFFERED DUE TO FAULTY HYDRAULIC SUPPORTERS. *AK

BOTH FRONT HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD UP.

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE HOOD, THE HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT DUE TO DEFECTIVE SHOCKS. PE96-040. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT ROD FAILED.

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT HAS FAILED, NOT KEEPING HOOD FROM SLAMMING SHUT, ALSO WHEN RAISED IT WILL NOT STAY UP. *AK *JB

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

HYDRAULIC LIFTS THAT SUPPORT THE ENGINE HOOD COLLAPSED.*AK

EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, WHEN RAISED HOOD WON'T STAY UP AND DESCENDED ABRUPTLY. *AK

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WIL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

#PE96-040, ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE . *AK

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK *JB

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORT RODS REPLACED.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

VEHICLE'S FRONT HOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY TO ANYONE WHO MAY BE WORKING OR ATTEMPTING TO HOLD HOOD DUE TO THE HEAVY WEIGHT. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL DOWN.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD UP HOOD, CAUSING HOOD TO COLLAPSE ON OWNER'S BACK. *AK *JB

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OIL AND HE TURNED AROUND TO GRAB A OIL FILTER WRENCH WHEN THE HOOD CAME DOWN, HE HAD TO USE A ROD TO KEEP THE HOOD UP.*JB

THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY UP, HAVE TO SUPPORT IT WITH A STICK TO HOLD THE HOOD UP. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD,THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED/DOES NOT STAY UP. *AK

WHILE CHECKING THE OIL THE HOOD FELL DOWN ON THE OWNER'S HEAD DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TWO HOOD LIFT CYLINDERS. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE/HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP BY ITSELF AND THER EIS NOTHING UNDER THE HOOD TO PROP IT UP. *AK

TWO ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DO NOT WORK, THE ENGINE HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILS, NOT KEEPING HOOD FROM SLAMMING SHUT. *AK *JB

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP, THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK *JB

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

HOOD STRUTS FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK *JB

#PE96-040, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED . *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 2 CYLINDER THAT LIFT AND HOLD THE HOOD WILL NOT SUPPORT IT. *SLC

#PE96-040, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED . *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 2 CYLINDER THAT LIFT AND HOLD THE HOOD WILL NOT SUPPORT IT. *SLC

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULUC PISTONS FAILURE. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE: WHILE CHECKING OIL, HOOD CAME DOWN, HIT OWNER IN HEAD, TWO OCCURRENCES. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT CYLINDER FAILED.

VEHICLE'S HOOD LATCH SUPPORT BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE SOMEONE WAS UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED.

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK *SLC

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE SUPPORTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. #PE96040. *AK SUPPORTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*JB

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

ENGINE HOOD HINGES SUPPORT FAILURE . *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK

VEHICLE'S FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, THIS CAN CAUSE INJURY TO ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD OR WORK IN THAT AREA. *AK CONSUMER WROTE IN TO STATES THIS IS NOT HER VEHICLE. *SLC

MECHANISM THAT SUPPORTS THE HYDRAULIC HOOD LIFTS FAILED, RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. *AK *JB

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *TA

UPON RASING THE HOOD HYDRAULIC SUPPORTS WEAKEN. *AK *JB

PE96-040; HOOD SUPPORT FAILS TO KEEP HOOD RAISED INTERMITTENTLY. HOOD HAS STRUCK OWNER ON HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILS, UPON RAISING HOOD IT DESCENDS ABRUPTLY. *AK *JB

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

# PE96040, IN COLD WEATHER THE FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILES, IN SUMMER TIME IT STAY UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK

VEHICLE'S HOOD HYDRAULIC RODS ARE INOPERATIVE, COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLY INJURY TO A PERSON; TRYING TO WORK ON ENGINE.THE DLR FIXED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *JB

THE FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.*AK WHILE OIL AND FLUIDS WERE BEING CHANGED, HOOD STARTED TO COME DOWN ON MECHANIC'S HEAD WHO THEN CAUGHT THE HOOD AND PROPPED IT UP WITH A STICK.*JB

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *SLC

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *SLC

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK *JB

THE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK *SLC

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK *SLC

THE HOOD SUPPORT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IN ORDER FOR THE HOOD TO STAY UP SOMETHING MUST BE PUT UNDER IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

THE VEHICLE HOOD SUPPORT WILL NOT STAY UP. WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION ( PE 96 040). *AK *SLC

FAILURE ON THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION PE96-040. *AK

THE ENGINE SUPPORT HOOD WOUD NOT STAY UP. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT THE HOOD ALMOST FELL DOWN ON DRIVER. INVESTGATION IS CLOSED (PE 96 040). *AK *SLC

HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, HOOD FALLS DOWN WHILE WORKING ON VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

HAVE TO HOLD UP THE ENGINE HOOD WHEN SERVICING THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILS TO KEEP HOOD UP. SUPPORTS HAVE FAILED OVER A YEAR, PE96-040. *SLC

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK CONSUMER STATES BOTH HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO REMAIN OPEN. *SLC

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK CONSUMER STATES BOTH HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO REMAIN OPEN. *SLC

WHEN SERVICING UNDER THE ENGINE HOOD, THE HOOD STAYS UP FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN FALLS DOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE HOOD WILL ONLY STAY IN THE UP POSITION BRIEFLY, HE HAS TO USE A STICK TO KEEP THE HOOD OPEN. *SLC

HOOD HYDRAULIC LIFTS LOSE PRESSURE, RENDERING SUPPORTS INOPERATIVE. *AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE HOOD STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK *SLC

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

THE HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP, THE SUPPORT STRUTS HAVE BROKEN. *AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS DO NOT WORK.*AK

FAILURE OF THE HOOD ASSEMBLY, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION.*AK

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS, WILL NOT HOLD HOOD IN UP POSITION. *AK

HOOD STRUTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD UP WHEN WORKING ON IT. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION.*JB

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK *SLC

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK *SLC

EXPERIENCED ERRATIC OPERATION OF ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD WHEN HOOD WON'T STAY UP. *AK

EXPERIENCED ERRATIC OPERATION OF ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD WHEN HOOD WON'T STAY UP. *AK

FAILURE ON THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP WHEN OPENED/HOOD HINGE/ATTACHMENT FAILED. *AK

VEHICLE'S ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED WHILE A PERSON WAS WORKING ON THE ENGINE. *AK *SLC

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ENGINE HOOD FAILS TO REMAIN UP INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. PE96-040. *AK

PURCHASED CAR USED, THE FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILED . *AK

VEHICLE'S INSIDE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES BROKE 6 TIMES. DOORS HAVE PLASTIC CASING AND KNOBS.*AK

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, ALSO FRONT RIGHT WINDOW DROPPED. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.

HOOD SUPPORT DOES NOT HOLD HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK

TRUNK LID SUPPORTS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD LID UP IN STRONG WIND GUSTS.

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. *AK

WHEN TEMPERATURE BEGINS TO DROP USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, PE96040. *AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK *SLC

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOESN'T LOCK SOMETIMES AND THE FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILED . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO KEEP HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, WHILE CHECKING OIL, HOOD CAME DOWN ON CONSUMER.*AK

UPON LIFTING ENGINE HOOD, EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE. HOOD WON'T STAY UP, ABRUPTLY DECSENDING.*AK

THE HOOD DOES NOT REMAIN UP BY ITSELF/SOMEONE HAS TO HOLD THE HOOD UP, OTHERWISE IT WILL FALL BACK AGAIN. *AK

THE ENGINE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK *JB

HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, WHEN HOOD IS OPENED THE SUPPORT ROD WILL NOT PROPERLY SUPPORT THE HOOD, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL DOWN. *AK

THE FRONT SUPPORT FAILED, HAD TO REPLACE IT. *AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO KEEP HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING INJURY.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORTS ARE WEAK AND WILL NOT HOLD HOOD UP. *AK

WENT TO CHANGE THE OIL AND THE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK

HOOD ROS SHOCKS LEAKING, FRONT HOOD WOULDN'T STAY UP. *AK

THE HOOD SUPPORT HAS FAILED. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HOOD LATCH SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK *SLC

HOOD DOES NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO SLAM SHUT/INJURY.

HOOD FAILED TO STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, NOT KEEPING HOOD LIFTED. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, PE96-040. *AK *SLC

HOOD SUPPORTS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HOOD.

EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE WHEN LIFTING HOOD, IT ABRUPTLY DESCENDED, IN DDITION, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER CAR FIRST USED. *AK

FAILURE OF THE HOOD, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT IS BROKEN, THE HOOD CANNOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040.*AK *SLC

FAILURE OF THE HOOD, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT IS BROKEN, THE HOOD CANNOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040.*AK *SLC

EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE WHEN HOOD WOULDN'T STAY UP. *AK

THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS DO NOT WORK. *AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP, THE SUPPORT STRUTS FAILED. *AK

EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, UPON LIFTING HOOD, FALLS BACK DOWN.*AK

UPON LIFTING HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILS, RESULTING IN HOOD FALLING DOWN.*AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS TO KEEP HOOD LIFTED UP. OWNERS MUST USE A CHUNK OF WOOD. *AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK HOOD HIT CONSUMER IN THE HEAD, BUT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY. *SLC

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK

SUPPORT ASSEMBLY OF HOOD FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORTS WILL NOT SUPPORT HOOD.

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED.

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

HOOD STRUTS FAILED.

HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT ROD WHEN OPENED , THE ROD FAILED. *AK

HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, WHEN OPENED THE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED WHEN OPENING THE HOOD. *AK

UPON LIFTING HOOD EXPERIENCED HOOD ROD SUPPORT FAILURE, WHEN ENGINE HOOD WON'T STAY UP.*AK

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSTION.*AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.

HOOD ASSEMBLY, THE SUPPORT ROD WILL NOT HOLD HOOD UP, WHEN RAISING THE HOOD IT CONTINUES TO FALL.*AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS DO NOT WORK. *AK

HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, WHEN OPENING THE SUPPORT ROD WILL NOT HOLD THE HOOD UP. *AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE; NOTICED AFTER OPENING HOOD STARTED SLIPPING, SLIPPED DOWN ABOUT A FOOT, ON ANOTHER OCCASION, HOOD FELL DOWN WITHIN SECONDS.*AK

WHEN CHECKIN GTHE OIL, THE HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP. *AK

WHEN CHECKIN GTHE OIL, THE HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP. *AK

HYDRAULIC HOOS SUPPORTS WILL NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD, CAUSING IT TO FALL ON THE PERSON WORKING ON THE ENGINE. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, HOOD INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT STAY UP, OWNER WAS ADVISED TO HOLD HOOD UP MANUALLY.*AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT ROD FAILED. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT ROD ASSEMBLY FAILURE, WHEN HOOD IS OPENED THE SUPPORT ROD WILL NOT HOLD HOOD UP. *AK *SLC

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOESN'T HOLD UP THE HOOD. *AK

UPON LIFTING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.*AK

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE . *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SLC

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP UNLESS IT HAS SUPPORT. *AK

HOOD SUPPORTS DO NOT HOLD HOOD OPEN.

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. *AK *SLC

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION PE96-040.*AK *SLC

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE HOOD UP WHEN YOU CHECK ANYTHING IN THE ENGINE. #PE96040. *AK

WHEN THE ENGINE HOOD IS OPENED THE HOOD MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE.

#PE96040, THE SUPPORT THAT HOLDS UP THE ENGINE HOOD HAS FAILED.*AK *SLC

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD UP HOOD.

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE; HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP, SLOWLY COLLAPSED, NO INJURIES, CONTINUOUS PROBLEM.*AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, RESULTING IN HOOD SHUTTING UPON OWNERS HANDS WITH NO WARNING.*AK *SLC

THE ENGINE SUPPORT HOOD FAILS. *AK *SLC

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION PE96-040.*AK

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION PE96-040.*AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILS TO MAINTAIN AN UPLIFT POSITION WITH FIRST SIGN BEING A SLOW TO LOWER, . NOW HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP OR WILL SLAM SHUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

HOOD PANEL IS DEFECTIVE, FRONT WOULDN'T STAY UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, HOOD FALLS DOWN WHEN LIFTED UP, FELL ON OWNER'S HEAD, NO SERIOUS INJURY.*AK *SLC

FAILURE ON THE HOOD ASSEMBLY, THE HOOD SUPPORT WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040.*AK

ENGINE COMPARTMENT HODD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040.*AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE; HOOD SUPPORTS NO LONGER HOLD HOOD UP, FELL DOWN ON OWNERS HEAD, NO INJURY.*AK

HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT ROD, WHEN OPENING THE HOOD THE SUPPORT ROD WILL HOLD THE HOOD. *AK

THE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK *SLC

EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE WHEN WON'T STAY UP, DECSENDING ABRUPTLY.*AK

VEHICLE'S ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC SUPPORT IS INOPERATIVE, PE96-040. *AK *SLC

ENGINE HOOD SHOCK SUPPORT FAILED. RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. *AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK

WHEN LIFTING HOOD, EXPERIENCED SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, HOOD WON'T STAY UP.*AK

WHEN LIFTING THE ENGINE HOOD, THE SUPPORT DOESN'T HOLD THE ENGINE HOOD UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE; HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP AFTER OPENED, ONE TIME, FELL ON CHILD'S HEAD, CAUSING MINOR INJURY.*AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, OPENED HOOD, WOULD NOT STAY UP, HOOD SUPPORTS REPLACED. *AK

#PE96040, THERE IS NO SUPPORT IN THE ENGINE HOOD.*AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK *SLC

THE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED ON THE FRONT HOOD AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING FOR THREE YEARS . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM HAS FAILED, THE HOOD DOES NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION WITHOUT BEING HELD.*AK

EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ROD SUPPORT FAILURE, WHEN LIFTING HOOD, IT WON'T STAY UP, SOMETIME DESCENDS DOWN ONTO HEAD.*AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM FAILURE, HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP. *AK

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040.*AK *JB

#PE96-040, THE FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT UP HOOD, HOOD NEARLY FELL DOWN ON OWNER, HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD HOOD UP, CONTINUOUS PROBLEM UNTIL REPLACED.*AK *SLC

HOOD SUPPORT PISTONS FAILED.

GAS STRUTS THAT HOLD ENGINE HOOD OPEN DO NOT HOLD, HOOD COMES DOWN SLOWLY, NEARLY HIT OWNER ON HEAD, WORSE IN HOT WEATHER THAN IN COLD WEATHER.*AK

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT PE96-040, THE HODD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION.*AK

THE FRONT HOOD WOULDN'T STAY UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, HAVE TO USE STICK TO AVOID HOOD FROM FALLING DOWN, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE PURCHASE IN 1992, COULD CAUSE INJURY.*AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOESN'T HOLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

ENGINE SUPPORT HOOD WOULD NOT HOLD UP THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

THE ENGINE HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP. *AK

FAILURE ON THE HOOD SUPPORT, ENGINE COMPARTMNET HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE PE96-040.

#PE96040- ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. YOU HAVE TO USE A WRENCH TO KEEP HOOD UP.*AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS DO NOT WORK.

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

ENGINE HOOD ASSEMBLY FAILED, SUPPORT ROD FAILED WHEN RAISING UP HOOD CONTINUES TO FALL, PE96-040 ACTIVE. *SLC

THE SUPPORT THAT HOLD UP THE ENGINE HOOD IS BROKEN. *AK

WHILE WORKING UNDERHOOD, HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED, HOOD CAME DOWN, HIT OWNER ON HEAD.*AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK *SLC

ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE FRONT HOOD WOULDN'T HOLD UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

THE FRONT HOOD WOULDN'T STAY UP, HAVE TO HOLD IT TO KEEP IT UP.*AK *JB

UPON LIFTING HOOD, EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINGER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, RESULTED IN HOOD ABRUPTLY DESCENDING. *AK

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, PE96-040.*AK

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE TWO HOOD SUPPORTS BECAME WEAK AFTER 30 MONTHS, DEALER REPLACED PROBLEM WITH NO CHARGE. *SLC

WENT TO OPEN THE FRONT HOOD, IT WOULD OPEN BUT NOT STAY UP, DEALER SAID IT IS THE SUPPORT PISTON . PLEASE DESCRIBE .AK

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOESN'T HOLD THE HOOD UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO VIEW ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS DO NOT FUNCTION.*AK

ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, PE96-040.

PE-96-040 ACTIVE, WHEN RAISING THE HOOD, HOOD SUPPORT STUDS FAILED. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHECK ENGINE, THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS FAILED.*AK *SLC

FRONT STRUT-LIKE HOOD CYLINDER CAME OFF. *AK

STRUTS WHICH SUPPORT HOOD FAILED, NEARLY CAUSING HOOD TO FALL ON OWNER. *AK

HOOD HYDRAULIC ARMS FAILED, PUSHING OWNER INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE CHANGING OIL. *DH

EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF PISTONS WHICH HOLD HOOD UP, ALLOWED HOOD TO FALL DOWN ON HEAD. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT CYLINDERS WORN, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL INTO THE 'CLOSED' POSITION. *SD

WATER IS COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FIREWALL ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. TT

HOOD STRUTS FAIL TO HOLD HOOD UP, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL ON HEAD. *DSH

TRUNK LID NOT DESIGNED WITH LATCH OR SUPPORT TO KEEP LID UP WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT PARKED ON LEVEL SURFACE, CAUSING TRUNK LID TO FALL DOWN/INJURY. *SD

TRUNK LID NOT DESIGNED WITH LATCH OR SUPPORT TO KEEP LID UP WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT PARKED ON LEVEL SURFACE, CAUSING TRUNK LID TO FALL DOWN/INJURY. *SD

DOOR FRAME BROKE ON BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER RESULTING IN OCCUPANTS NOT ABLE TO ENTER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED, PREVENTING HOOD FROM STAYING IN UP POSITION. *SKD

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK SWITCH WOULD NOT OPERATE TO UNLOCK DOOR, LOCKING DRIVER INSIDE, MANUAL OPEN DOOR. TT

TRUNK LID SPRINGS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD LID OPEN ON MILDLY WINDY DAYS. TT

TRUNK KEEPS FALLING DOWN, SUPPORT BAR DOES NOT SECURE TRUNK UP. TT