# 2008 FORD ESCAPE — STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
> NHTSA complaint `977019` · 2013-05-02 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
OPENED HOOD TO JUMP BATTERY @ APPROXIMATELY 1:30AM IN NOVEMBER, CAR WAS JUMPED, HOOD SLAMMED DOWN. DRIVING ON THE I-4 THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. THE SAFETY CATCH DID NOT PREVENT THE HOOD FROM OPENING, WHEN TESTED  AND REPLACED THE SAFETY CATCH DOES NOT KEEP HOOD FROM OPENING,,IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND STILL DOES NOT CATCH.  *TR
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