# Hood won't open! 2006 Vibe

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hood-wont-open-2006-vibe/81841>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, vibe\
**Created:** [October 19, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hood-wont-open-2006-vibe/81841 "2013-10-19T19:09:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![maskluce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@maskluce](https://community.cartalk.com/u/maskluce)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hood-wont-open-2006-vibe/81841/1 "2013-10-19T19:09:11Z")

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We have a 2006 Pontiac with no problems, except all of the sudden the hood won’t open! We pull on the latch inside the car and nothing! No, the cable isn’t broken - any ideas before I run out of fluids?

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hood-wont-open-2006-vibe/81841/2 "2013-10-19T19:22:03Z")

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A good body shop should be able to get the hood open quite easily since they deal with these problems on a daily basis. Your hood latch is probably in need of adjustment or the latch bolts are loose.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hood-wont-open-2006-vibe/81841/3 "2013-10-19T20:36:18Z")

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Have someone bang on the hood while the hood release is being pulled.

Tester