Design Flaw/Safety Issue

[MHG]

Working on my 2024 OR today. Wind blew the hood open and hit windshield. 250 miles on it…Thank god the wind shield did not break.

You height say I did not set the rod properly. That was my first thought. But I was able to repeat it. Just push up on the hood. One out of every 5 times it pops right off.

someone’s gonna get hurt on a windy day.

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[EastonTaco]

Wow good to know thanks. How bad is the hood?

 

[MHG]

No damage thank god. Blew me away that nothing got damaged. I jammed the pliers handle into the hole and tie wrapped it to the pole.

 

[Squashed Target]

Well, you just gave me an excuse to get the redline tuning hood struts. Or at least, I'm assuming this would be mitigated by those.

 

[SonoranSurvivalist]

Well, you just gave me an excuse to get the redline tuning hood struts. Or at least, I'm assuming this would be mitigated by those.

Right? this was not on my radar until now.

 

[TacoFreak]

Good post. I have put off hood struts because it seemed like a minor upgrade, but what happened with your truck makes it seem a lot more important. I guess Toyota designed it to hold the hood up and not down.

 

[MT-Taco]

No damage thank god. Blew me away that nothing got damaged. I jammed the pliers handle into the hole and tie wrapped it to the pole.

Damn! Unbelievable there was no damage! I’m fortunate that I have a big garage!

 

[CanyonFisherSummitSeeker]

Working on my 2024 OR today. Wind blew the hood open and hit windshield. 250 miles on it…Thank god the wind shield did not break.

You height say I did not set the rod properly. That was my first thought. But I was able to repeat it. Just push up on the hood. One out of every 5 times it pops right off.

someone’s gonna get hurt on a windy day.

Thanks for the heads up on this. Glad your truck is okay.

 

[MHG]

Added the security camera footage.

 

[gasgasman]

Good lawd. Another warning label coming.

 

[CanyonFisherSummitSeeker]

Added the security camera footage.

Nice reflexes man!

 

[EastonTaco]

No damage thank god. Blew me away that nothing got damaged. I jammed the pliers handle into the hole and tie wrapped it to the pole.

A few years ago I was changing a headlight on my wife's Volvo wagon. I had to run to the dealer for a part and left the hood just resting closed with my tools and parts on the engine. Wife came home with another car and took the Volvo. The hood flew open on the road, cracked the windshield and torqued the hood, thousands of dollars in damage. Two lessons learned, never leave the hood not completely latched and use caution when asking wife WTF, didn't you see the hood was not closed......

 

[CanyonFisherSummitSeeker]

and use caution when asking wife WTF, didn't you see the hood was not closed......

Words of a wise man!!! Happy wife happy life, so they say

 

[Wife bought my 24 TRD]

Working on my 2024 OR today. Wind blew the hood open and hit windshield. 250 miles on it…Thank god the wind shield did not break.

You height say I did not set the rod properly. That was my first thought. But I was able to repeat it. Just push up on the hood. One out of every 5 times it pops right off.

someone’s gonna get hurt on a windy day.

That means the Redline hood struts were a safety feature that was needed to save my life. Now I can get a $100 back to spend on something else that is a necessity.

 

[MHG]

You are correct. That math checks out

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