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Posted on 11/30/20 at 9:47 am to jlovel7
Equinox’s have a finger hole under the steering column, near the key, that will release the key when you push the safety plunger to the open position.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 9:47 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Need to jump start the hood first.
Have to connect air compressor to tail pipe and force air backwards through the engine to pop the hood
Posted on 11/30/20 at 9:49 am to jlovel7
Posted on 11/30/20 at 9:51 am to jlovel7
Not the hood, but VW Jetta wagons have an electronic rear hatch release. You can't open the rear hatch if the battery is dead or disconnected. That's the only situation like that that I've ever encountered.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 9:57 am to Bullfrog
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Equinox’s have a finger hole under the steering column, near the key, that will release the key when you push the safety plunger to the open position.
I’ll look for that. That’s good info.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:03 am to BHM
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I’m yanking on the release and the hood just isn’t popping.
Have somebody pull up on the hood while you pull the release lever.
Push down, not pull up.
Likely the hood latch is not releasing because it is under pressure from the hood trying to open.
Push down and it releases the friction and the latch pops open.
<----- not soy
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:10 am to jlovel7
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It’s a 2008 equinox.
Why bother having a dash cam on an 08 equinox? Those things are such huge pieces of shite.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:12 am to jlovel7
This reminds me of the video where the woman called 9-11 saying she was locked in her car because the car had no juice. She didn't know about the manual door opening option until the 911 operator told her about it.
911 call from woman "trapped" in car
911 call from woman "trapped" in car
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:21 am to DCtiger1
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Why bother having a dash cam on an 08 equinox? Those things are such huge pieces of shite.
You must have missed my accident thread
it’s for collision/insurance purposes. Not theft purposes. This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 10:22 am
Posted on 11/30/20 at 10:41 am to jlovel7
Here's what I'd do in a situation like this.
1. Go back in the house.
2. Call Triple A.
1. Go back in the house.
2. Call Triple A.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:30 am to Pedro
quote:While you were talking about the hood release/battery BS there is still some truth to the PO'd assembly worker.
somethings not right here unless the people that put that car together just wanted to be assholes
In '83 or so I worked for a top 60 worldwide GM dealership. GM Auto Workers were threatening to go on strike for more pay/benefits that year.
We would find all kinds of intentional stuff going on with the cars. Loose screws, nuts, bolts, under the carpet throughout so that there rattles and squeak complaints out the wazoo from buyers (one guy found a hamburger patty under the front seat carpet). Spare tires that were slashed prior to transport to dealers. Bad paint, especially clear coats, in patterns, letters, almost (like someone tried to paint a word/words possibly in really weak thinner). Wheels would have only 3/5 of the lug nuts. No single vehicle was in top shape, all had something weird going on.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:33 am to jlovel7
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My key gets stuck in the ignition whenever the battery is dead. It’s annoying
There should be a small hole next to the ignition, push a paperclip in the hole and your key will come out.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:44 am to jlovel7
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the starter won’t make a sound and the hood won’t open
let me clue you in, someone stole your battery and broke the hood latch getting the hood open
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:09 pm to keakar
let me clue you in, someone stole your battery and broke the hood latch getting the hood open
This was my initial fear
This was my initial fear
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:23 pm to jlovel7
You should be the poster child for "blinker fluid".
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:46 pm to CatfishJohn
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A hood not opening when a battery dies is the dumbest fricking thing in the history of vehicles.
What the frick kind of car is this?
Dumbest are the cars whose door handles disappear into the body (like a range rover). When that battery dies how you gonna get into the car to pop the hood.
Designed by some dumbass who has probably never even put fuel in a car.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:17 pm to jlovel7
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Got a roadside guy coming to help.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:23 pm to jlovel7
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Cars have plenty of dumb “features” nowadays that get fricked when the electronics stop working right
quote:Ummmm.
2008 equinox.
Dude, just take your L and admit you're a dumbass. It'll be ok.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:26 pm to jlovel7
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It’s a 2008 equinox.
Eta: I’m yanking on the release and the hood just isn’t popping. Like almost all modern cars it pops an inch or so then there’s a manual release under the hood itself. But I can’t even get it to do the initial pop.
Smack the hood ala Fonzi on "Happy Days" and odds are it will pop up....mechanical, not electrical as far as I ever saw. They get wonky. If it ain't popping up the cable may also be broke...thats a pain if you can't get at the cable....
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