FOLLOWING A FRONT END DEER STRIKE ON THE HIGHWAY, OUR AUTO BODY SHOP COMPLETED THE REPAIRS TO THIS AUTO - A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. OUR CONCERN AFTER WE STRUCK THE DEER WAS THAT THE HOOD FLEW UP "BLINDING" US AS WE ATTEMPTED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I ORIGINALLY FELT THAT THE HOOD LOCK MUST HAVE FAILED. THE AUTO BODY SHOP SAID THAT THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE "UPPER TIE BAR" BROKE FREE. THIS IN TURN [IN WAYS THAT I DON'T COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND] TOOK THE HOOD LOCK WITH IT. THE RADIATOR SUPPORT ALSO WAS INVOLVED SOMEHOW IN THIS FAILURE. APPARENTLY, WHILE THE HOOD LOCK WAS METAL, SOME OF THESE OTHER PIECES ARE PLASTIC AND COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE FRONT END IMPACT WITHOUT FAILING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS TREMENDOUSLY DANGEROUS AND THAT THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT, WHILE THE AIRBAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, WE COULD HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF VISION CAUSED BY THE HOOD. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER BUT THEY SAID THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY WILL DO ABOUT THIS. *TR