Doing engine inspections may appear simple for you - until you attempt to open the hood. Trying the remote release seems a little hard to pull. You try to yank harder and the familiar clunk of the hood popping up until the safety latch releases doesn't happen. On passenger cars, a hood may be held down by a concealed latch. On race cars, or on cars with aftermarket hoods that do not use the factory latch system, the hood may be held down by hood pins. The hood latch is the catch or fastener that keeps the hood shut whenever you close it. You may need a Dodge hood latch replacement if your factory hood latch starts to malfunction. The Dodge hood latch replacement is a hood-mounting component that is tested for heightened durability and aerodynamic properties and allows or prohibits access to the area underneath the hood - which is primarily the engine compartment. A typical latch is an auto component that comes in pairs, one for the outer edge of the hood and the other one for the front extremity of your vehicle body. The latch is attached to the underside of the hood of which the only visible part is where it latches to the respective latch catch on the vehicle-mounting component. The vehicle-mounting component is mounted either to the vehicle body or to the chassis. There are types of latches that are fastened in a channel-like form in the vehicle mounting-component. This construction keeps the latch from getting affected by road debris and keep out snow and mud particles in the latch area. If you are starting to feel resistance in the opening or closing of the hood, you should check if you could do anything for the hood latch. In case of a need for a replacement, simply visit our website and order one from there.