The Hood Opens Partially Then Opens Too Fast Near The End Of Travel - keywords lift shake

The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in this PI.

Some customers may comment that when opening their hood, it opens too fast near the end of its travel and causes the hood to shake. This does not affect the closing of the hood. This concern can be caused by the hood strut. The suspect hood struts will have a Julian date code 004/08 through 021/08. The date code will be printed on the hood strut in blue lettering.

If the date code falls between the dates listed above, replace the hood strut. Before installing, ensure the replacement hood strut was not built within the date codes listed above.

Please follow this diagnostic or repair process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed.