Hood wont close! Need help quick! Options

[Terzin1]

I popped my hood to check fluids and such and now it wont close! I've tried being nice and setting it down and just pushing it hard, to hulk slamming it as hard as humanly possible and no go. It tried to do this once before but I was finally able to get it closed after slamming several times, but now it wont do anything! Any ideas?

[pandito]

Terzin, if you haven't solved this problem, let me know. From what you describe, you and I are kindred spirits.

njccmd is on the right track - the latch is at fault. If you look at the latch from the top facing the engine, there is a lever (for lack of a better term) to the right and slightly underneath the opening of the latch. You need to push that back in if it's still in the "Open" position. A solid flat-head or needlenose is perfect for pushing it back. It might be stuck well, so gauge and effort as needed. Take close-up-ish pic of your latch looking from above and leaning slightly towards the right (the driver's side) if you can't decipher what I'm talking about.

Once that piece re-engages, you should be able to close the hood.