Hood Shakes While Driving

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b3nt91

Discussion Starter · Sep 28, 2018

2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. Noticed in wind or when passing a semi that the hood moves up and down a bit. Any other experiencing this? First time I noticed it, I thought that maybe my hood was unlatched, but checked and it wasn't.

(Side note, it usually happens on the South Dakota Interstate, where the speed limit is 80, and I go 82... :grin

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XJ99

· #81 · Apr 6, 2021

So like I said before. There are 6 bump stops for the hood.

Slightly pull up here, and if it moves adjust the stops until the hood no longer moves.
note, the top stops on mine are all the way out, put back in 1/2 turn!

If it moves at all in any of the 6 spots, adjust until satisfied.
A crescent wrench is all it takes.

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dj3183

· #82 · May 3, 2022

I have a 2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. As many have also experienced, my hood shakes violently when passing a semi and getting a big burst of wind. I have taken it into the shop already and they have adjusted the bumpers, all to no avail. I was told by the dealer that it had to do with the new, thinner aluminum hood design and that there is nothing that can be done to fix it. I’m wondering if anyone has actually had the hood fly off, as this would certainly be a safety issue that needs to be reported to, and addressed by, the NTSB.

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Flybynightcru

· #83 · May 3, 2022

dj3183 said:
I have a 2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. As many have also experienced, my hood shakes violently when passing a semi and getting a big burst of wind. I have taken it into the shop already and they have adjusted the bumpers, all to no avail. I was told by the dealer that it had to do with the new, thinner aluminum hood design and that there is nothing that can be done to fix it. I’m wondering if anyone has actually had the hood fly off, as this would certainly be a safety issue that needs to be reported to, and addressed by, the NTSB.

The hood isn't going to fly off. Just what you get when they started making the hood out of recycled beer cans, and it's not much thicker aluminum than a can to begin with...LOL!!!😎

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XJ99

· #84 · May 3, 2022

dj3183 said:
I have a 2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. As many have also experienced, my hood shakes violently when passing a semi and getting a big burst of wind. I have taken it into the shop already and they have adjusted the bumpers, all to no avail. I was told by the dealer that it had to do with the new, thinner aluminum hood design and that there is nothing that can be done to fix it. I’m wondering if anyone has actually had the hood fly off, as this would certainly be a safety issue that needs to be reported to, and addressed by, the NTSB.

I wonder if the tech adjusted all 6 bumpers? (3 per side)

The fronts are easy, you can pull on the front and tell is they are even touching the hood.
I put tape on the tops, to see when they touched then cranked them out a bit more.

Something I would check myself, and not leave it up to the dealer. Jeep has been using
aluminum hoods for a while now. My 06 Commander had it as well, with no problems.

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Flybynightcru

· #85 · May 3, 2022

There's definitely a difference between bouncing off the stops, and the metal itself fluttering. I have only noticed it a handful of times on mine in extreme wind, usually a head wind. Adjust all six stops, and it shouldn't be bouncing at all...😎

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dj3183

· #86 · 11 mo ago

XJ99 said:
I wonder if the tech adjusted all 6 bumpers? (3 per side)

The fronts are easy, you can pull on the front and tell is they are even touching the hood.
I put tape on the tops, to see when they touched then cranked them out a bit more.

Something I would check myself, and not leave it up to the dealer. Jeep has been using
aluminum hoods for a while now. My 06 Commander had it as well, with no problems.

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dj3183

· #87 · 11 mo ago

I took my 2021 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk into the dealership for the second time regarding this issue. I told them to adjust all six bumpers like you have indicated. The service text said that there were not six bumpers; but there were only four bumpers and all have been adjusted properly. I think this is just a cheap design on Jeeps part.

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JWorld19TH-E

· #88 · 11 mo ago

Those bump stops are super weird...in order to get the hood line perfectly aligned with the headlights with the same amount of space in between...one hood bump stop is raised all the way up on the left while on the right its all the way screwed down? anyone else have this issue as well? Seems like a QC issue with Jeep.

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sanghill

· #89 · 11 mo ago

Refer to this Post: Hood Flutter at highway speeds

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XJ99

· #90 · 11 mo ago

sanghill said:
Refer to this Post: Hood Flutter at highway speeds

Yup, the dealer is wrong. There are 6 adjusters.