# 1991 MERCURY SABLE — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
> NHTSA complaint `275385` · 2001-02-14 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS AFTER ADDING OIL TO THE ENGINE OF THIS VEHICLE YESTERDAY I MADE SURE THE HOOD WAS SECURLY LATCHED ( BECAUSE IT HAS COME OPEN ON ME PREVIOUSLY  WHILE IN MOTION ) I PULLED UP ON THE HOOD AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I LEFT THE GAS STATION AND GOT ON THE INTERSTATE. WHILE IN THE FAST LANE DOING APPROXAMATLY 70 MPH THE HOOD CAME COMPLETELY OPEN BENT BACK AND SMASHED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOTALY BLINDED BY IT. I WAS LUKY TO GET THE CAR STOPED WITH OUT GETTING KILLED IN THE PROCESS. I WOULD LIKE THIS CHECKED OUT TO SEE IF IT IS A DEFAULT. I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE DYE OVER THIS TYPE OF THING.  *AK
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